Brian Stokes Mitchell

I was practically raised with Christmas music.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I am always looking for the next show.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

My job as an entertainer is to give a great show.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I wouldn't call what I do 'dance.'

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Variety is the key to not being bored.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I love being outside, and I love the fresh air.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I like being different people.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

You lose more than you win in life, and that's OK. That's the nature of life.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I gravitate to rhythmic music, so I listen to jazz, world music, Indian music, Hawaiian music, all kinds.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

To take the ugly language out of 'Ragtime' is to sanitize it, and that does it a great disservice.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Left to my own devices, I would go to bed at 2:30 or 3, but I can't do that if I'm getting up at 6:50!

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

My family's very, very mixed. I am, I guess, a kind of melting pot in a person.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Fear is destructive. Fear and creativity don't mix. Ultimately, it doesn't do you any good.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

There's a lot of risk involved in acting, and you can't take the same kind of risks when you have a kid…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I think I just had it by osmosis: an appreciation of Duke Ellington before I really even knew who he was.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

One of the best pieces of wisdom I ever got is you work because you work, meaning you work because you're saying…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

The first time I really had an influence on a show was during 'Ragtime.' It's still the most magical show that I've…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I like to capture the spirit of what the writers intended but find my own nuances. That comes from jazz - the…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

When I moved to Los Angeles, I thought, 'Whatever hits, I'll go that direction. If it's music, fine; if it's acting, fine.'

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Years ago, I couldn't get arrested in commercials because of my look: 'Is he Jewish, Hispanic, or African-American?' I ended up doing…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

At our house, we'd always open presents with our Christmas records playing. 'Little Drummer Boy' was one of my favorites when I…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I'm a fan of odd meters. For example, I've decided to sing 'No Business Like Show Business,' but I'll be doing it…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

That's what I love about New York. So many people crowded together, pushing against one another. And that's what I hate about…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Something is guiding my career; I don't know what it is. When I look back at my career, I call myself the…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

'Ragtime' was the most magical show that I've done. I had an incredible experience with that, with the show itself, with the…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I studied arranging and orchestration a number of years ago, so I have a home studio and arrange about three-fourths of my…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Everybody comes to the planet with certain gifts. It may be writing, it may be acting, it may be singing, it may…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you've made it in a money sense. The Tony has always…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I think the problem is when people hear 'arts education,' they think, 'I don't want my son to be some painter that's…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

If anything, when I was young, I wanted to be an orchestra.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I'd always been a huge fan of Stephen Schwartz.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I love rethinking and reimagining songs.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

'Kiss Me, Kate' was my 'Ragtime' Tony.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Doing eight shows a week is hard.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

You need raw talent to be successful.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

It's nearly impossible to make a living in the arts.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I can't remember ever not singing.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell