Brian Stokes Mitchell

Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

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

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I've always felt that my career was in wiser hands than mine. Whatever, in its good time, is supposed to happen will…

— 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

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…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I love the theater, and I just don't love television like that.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

You need raw talent to be successful.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

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

I like being different people.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I kind of feel the career chose me. My motto has always been, 'Go where I'm wanted.'

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I'm one of the few lucky actors in the world. I've never waited tables. I never pumped gas. I've always earned a…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

Through most of my life, music has been like a radio that plays and plays in my head.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

The thing about doing concerts is that it's doing a live show. It's on my schedule. It's songs I want to sing.…

— 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

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

When you're doing eight shows a week, you don't have much of a personal life.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I'm fortunate that I've been able to work on Broadway, but it doesn't give me an outside life. So I decided to…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

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

— 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

The first audition I did was for 'Trapper John, M.D.' I was surprised to get the part, and then to have it…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

There is a built-in appreciation for music that is so much a part of the LDS culture. Utahns know that music can…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell