My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
My mother was the first African-American policewoman in Seattle - recruited, actually - and she did it for only 2 years, as… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents for an organ. I don't have any idea why I wanted an organ. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do anything you… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've always felt that my career was in wiser hands than mine. Whatever, in its good time, is supposed to happen will happen. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer to sing. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love the theater, and I just don't love television like that. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.' — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
