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> [I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-ve-tried-actively-to-define-myself-and-redefine-myself-and-not-be/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

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## More by David Alan Grier

> [When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-walk-with-my-dad-s-limp-my-dad-was-my/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I want to see gay couples stuck with their significant other at Home Depot with that far away look in their eye, get me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-want-to-see-gay-couples-stuck-with-their-significant-other-at-home/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/to-be-known-by-the-public-honestly-people-come-up-and-tell-them-how/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-think-chelsea-handler-is-the-funniest-woman/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [Don't let anyone try to tell you who you are. Define yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/don-t-let-anyone-try-to-tell-you-who-you-are-define-yourself/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/my-father-contracted-polio-on-a-troop-train-in-korea/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I decided sitcoms weren't for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-decided-sitcoms-weren-t-for-me/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-never-wanted-to-lose-out-on-an-acting-job-and-wonder-if-i-hadn-t/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-try-to-make-my-bed-every-day-for-mental-health-coming-home-to-an/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/america-is-grappling-with-cultural-diversity-and-i-just-want-to-put-a/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I grew up in a home and in a world in which you can do anything. We were all expected to go to college.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-grew-up-in-a-home-and-in-a-world-in-which-you-can-do-anything-we/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-wanted-to-be-a-leading-man-the-black-lawyer-the-black-doctor-the/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [Every little kid has always wanted to be a race car driver. This gets some of that out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/every-little-kid-has-always-wanted-to-be-a-race-car-driver-this-gets/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-had-done-the-sitcom-thing-to-lesser-and-lesser-degrees-of-success/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

> [I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/i-ve-tried-actively-to-define-myself-and-redefine-myself-and-not-be/)

[David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/)

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