My mother was a children's librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children's literature. It gave me this weird idea that I was English. — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother's a children's librarian, and all of the children's literature I read was from her childhood - E. Nesbit and Dickens, which isn't children's literature at all, but I was sort of steeped… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
There was a lot of playing by myself, wearing last year's Halloween costume and wandering around the yard talking to myself - which may… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
You can really get your chops in shape in the resident theatres, and I urge anyone to investigate them and to be willing to… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
The beauty of performance for me is finding details with which to betray character. — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
It's such a rare and rewarding thing to be in control of space and time for two hours a night, to go through a… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
I should be one of those actors who has a list. A lot of people do - 'I wanna do this and this and… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
When I was younger - I don't do this too much now - but sometimes if I couldn't sleep, I would lie in bed… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
My mother was a children's librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children's literature. It gave me this weird idea that I… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
A musical sweeps you along, like you're on a magic carpet ride of sorts. But you have to keep up. — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother's a children's librarian, and all of the children's literature I read was from her childhood -… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
Some actors start with the right shoes. I start with the right hats. — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
