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> [I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people who show up and the value that they hold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-m-not-a-really-firm-believer-in-theatre-that-is-about-anything-i/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

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## More by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

> [One of the most incredible and important things about the theater is that we're creating a safe space for all feelings, but especially, ugly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/one-of-the-most-incredible-and-important-things-about-the-theater-is/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I have a borderline-embarrassing obsession with pop music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-have-a-borderline-embarrassing-obsession-with-pop-music/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [At the end of the day, most people just want to be valued. They want to feel they have put their time to something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/at-the-end-of-the-day-most-people-just-want-to-be-valued-they-want-to/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-m-not-a-really-firm-believer-in-theatre-that-is-about-anything-i/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I tried writing a novel, but plays were the thing that kept feeding me, asking me to come back, sit down and be with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-tried-writing-a-novel-but-plays-were-the-thing-that-kept-feeding-me/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I feel like I'm put in a position where I have to engage with what people bring to my work, which is an expectation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-feel-like-i-m-put-in-a-position-where-i-have-to-engage-with-what/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I go through phases of watching a ton of dance/performance, and I am bizarrely well-informed on the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-go-through-phases-of-watching-a-ton-of-dance-performance-and-i-am/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [You get better at the thing you do by having to explain it to someone else. That, I think, totally makes my work stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/you-get-better-at-the-thing-you-do-by-having-to-explain-it-to-someone/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [Somehow, whenever we think about race or blackness in relationship to art, we always come in kind of nervous. We always think someone's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/somehow-whenever-we-think-about-race-or-blackness-in-relationship-to/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [My dream was always to have an experience where an audience member would turn to another audience member, a stranger, and be like, 'What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/my-dream-was-always-to-have-an-experience-where-an-audience-member/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I seem to belong to a boom moment of playwrights, and I'm always curious about how we all got here and what comes next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-seem-to-belong-to-a-boom-moment-of-playwrights-and-i-m-always/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I actually don't read the press. All the writers I admire were significantly reclusive, and I'm still trying to figure out how they got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-actually-don-t-read-the-press-all-the-writers-i-admire-were/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/the-first-theater-subscription-i-ever-bought-was-the-august-wilson/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [I wrestle in a big way with August Wilson's work in that I at times admire it and at times feel infuriated by it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/i-wrestle-in-a-big-way-with-august-wilson-s-work-in-that-i-at-times/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

> [All my plays have these titles that are oddly tricky. I like that something can look like one thing but mean two different things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branden-jacobs-jenkins/all-my-plays-have-these-titles-that-are-oddly-tricky-i-like-that/)

[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branden-jacobs-jenkins/)

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