Jeffrey Wright Quotes

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• When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal.
• Well, I look at it like this: When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more…
• Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of…
• For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but…
• Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist.…
• I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else's funk. So it keeps you biologically attached to the world around you.
• The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.
• And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns…
• You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.
• I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.
• I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the…
• I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.
• I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side…
• Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative…
• Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I…

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