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# Jeffrey Wright

(1965)   Stage Actor   United States

 **45** quotes in **233** categories

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Jeffrey Wright is a stage actor from the United States, best known for *Chihuly Garden and Glass*.

## Quick Facts About Jeffrey Wright

Born December 7, 1965

Nationality United States

Profession Stage Actor

Notable works Chihuly Garden and Glass

Spouse Carmen Ejogo

## About Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Charles Wright is an American actor. His accolades include a British Academy Games Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award.

## Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role

##  Quotes by Jeffrey Wright

> [The reason why things work is because of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/the-reason-why-things-work-is-because-of-love/)

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[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/jeffrey-wright-14855_love_the-reason-why-things-work-is-because-of_1802783.jpg)

> [There are too many guns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/there-are-too-many-guns/)

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[Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/jeffrey-wright-14855_amendment_there-are-too-many-guns-3034582_3034582.jpg)

> [You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/you-re-a-master-on-blues-piano-the-real-deal/)

[Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/)

[Blues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blues/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/jeffrey-wright-14855_deals_you-re-a-master-on-blues-piano-the-real_1455345.jpg)

> [I ski and grew up skiing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-ski-and-grew-up-skiing/)

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[Grew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew/)

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> [Comedy's all math, figuring out the timing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/comedy-s-all-math-figuring-out-the-timing/)

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[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

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> [I was a political science major in college because that's where my head was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-was-a-political-science-major-in-college-because-that-s-where-my/)

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[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

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> [In theater, the primary tool for me was voice. On-screen, it's the eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/in-theater-the-primary-tool-for-me-was-voice-on-screen-it-s-the-eyes/)

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[Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/jeffrey-wright-14855_eyes_in-theater-the-primary-tool-for-me-was-v_2453463.jpg)

> [I'm gonna be on the Hawaiian beaches when I'm old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-m-gonna-be-on-the-hawaiian-beaches-when-i-m-old/)

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[Beaches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beaches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/jeffrey-wright-14855_beaches_i-m-gonna-be-on-the-hawaiian-beaches-whe_804377.jpg)

> [For me, an actor is a person who makes characters like a cobbler makes shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/for-me-an-actor-is-a-person-who-makes-characters-like-a-cobbler-makes/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df9/jeffrey-wright-14855_actor_for-me-an-actor-is-a-person-who-makes-ch_46637.jpg)

> [I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-do-have-characters-who-are-more-well-known-than-i-am-which-suits-me/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/jeffrey-wright-14855_character_i-do-have-characters-who-are-more-well-k_464940.jpg)

> [I think survival, with agency intact, is heroic for anyone or anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-think-survival-with-agency-intact-is-heroic-for-anyone-or-anything/)

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[Agency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agency/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f8/jeffrey-wright-14855_agency_i-think-survival-with-agency-intact-is-h_1536982.jpg)

> [I do a little Reddit, yeah! I pop in every now and again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-do-a-little-reddit-yeah-i-pop-in-every-now-and-again/)

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[Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/)

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> [Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/some-of-my-earliest-heroes-were-congresswomen-like-shirley-chisholm/)

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[Heroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heroes/)

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> [The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/the-line-between-being-a-nurturing-parent-and-an-over-bearing/)

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[Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/)

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> [I started acting when I was at Amherst my junior year, and my lacrosse career kind of started to flop sideways after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-started-acting-when-i-was-at-amherst-my-junior-year-and-my-lacrosse/)

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[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

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> [I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else's funk. So it keeps you biologically attached to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-like-new-york-because-you-re-kind-of-forced-to-smell-everybody-else/)

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[Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funk/)

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> [Our great nation put a man on the moon, but it can't train its cops to distinguish between an ordinary brown-skinned brother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/our-great-nation-put-a-man-on-the-moon-but-it-can-t-train-its-cops-to/)

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[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

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> [My mom used to take me to the theater to see the tours that would come through D.C., and I loved it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/my-mom-used-to-take-me-to-the-theater-to-see-the-tours-that-would/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [I find that the work I do as an actor that's most challenging commands an athleticism or, certainly, a physicality. And also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-find-that-the-work-i-do-as-an-actor-that-s-most-challenging/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/jeffrey-wright-14855_actor_i-find-that-the-work-i-do-as-an-actor-th_389226.jpg)

> [New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/new-york-is-the-greatest-character-actor-ever-any-film-that-is-shot/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/jeffrey-wright-14855_actors_new-york-is-the-greatest-character-actor_943096.jpg)

> [For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/for-lack-of-any-clearer-idea-i-just-started-acting-one-day-it-had/)

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[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/jeffrey-wright-14855_acting_for-lack-of-any-clearer-idea-i-just-star_2678805.jpg)

> [When I started off as an actor, the last thing I wanted to do in the world was make money. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/when-i-started-off-as-an-actor-the-last-thing-i-wanted-to-do-in-the/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/jeffrey-wright-14855_actor_when-i-started-off-as-an-actor-the-last_2687959.jpg)

> [I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-m-not-sure-whether-los-angeles-borders-on-the-ocean-or-on-oblivion/)

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[Borders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/borders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/jeffrey-wright-14855_borders_i-m-not-sure-whether-los-angeles-borders_1107950.jpg)

> [If a director can't figure out what they might get from me or whether he or she wants to work with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/if-a-director-can-t-figure-out-what-they-might-get-from-me-or-whether/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/jeffrey-wright-14855_cinema_if-a-director-can-t-figure-out-what-they_3006146.jpg)

> [I played football and lacrosse in high school. They wanted me to play football at Amherst, which I did not do because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-played-football-and-lacrosse-in-high-school-they-wanted-me-to-play/)

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[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/jeffrey-wright-14855_football_i-played-football-and-lacrosse-in-high-s_3030310.jpg)

> [I took a class in college... I think we were reading some short Chekhov plays, and I knew the first day of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-took-a-class-in-college-i-think-we-were-reading-some-short-chekhov/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/jeffrey-wright-14855_actor_i-took-a-class-in-college-i-think-we-wer_3059791.jpg)

> [My first-ever job was when I was 14 or 15 in Washington, D.C., a job that I got through Marion Barry's summer-youth-employment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/my-first-ever-job-was-when-i-was-14-or-15-in-washington-d-c-a-job/)

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[Deep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep/)

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> [That period, doing 'Angels in America' in '94 and then filming with 'Basquiat' in '95, those were gateway years for me as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/that-period-doing-angels-in-america-in-94-and-then-filming-with/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [One of the first things I do when I step onto a set is I scan the set and try to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/one-of-the-first-things-i-do-when-i-step-onto-a-set-is-i-scan-the-set/)

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[Authenticity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authenticity/)

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> [When I think back on the work that I've been able to do and the work in my career of the highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/when-i-think-back-on-the-work-that-i-ve-been-able-to-do-and-the-work/)

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[Accident](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accident/)

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> [I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-think-i-was-afraid-of-what-i-might-say-when-i-got-onto-someone-s/)

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[Afraid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid/)

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> [We have more guns in our country than citizens. I think we could with maybe 100 million fewer guns. And I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/we-have-more-guns-in-our-country-than-citizens-i-think-we-could-with/)

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[Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/)

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> [As much as we teach our kids, the process teaches us. If we're being diligent, we're learning from our strengths as parents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/as-much-as-we-teach-our-kids-the-process-teaches-us-if-we-re-being/)

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[Diligent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diligent/)

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> [Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/shaft-was-a-pop-culture-figure-along-t-he-lines-of-i-guess-dirty/)

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[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

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> [Collaboration is a multilane highway, going in all directions. If there isn't reciprocity, it fails, and it's unsatisfying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/collaboration-is-a-multilane-highway-going-in-all-directions-if-there/)

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[Collaboration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/)

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> [Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/well-i-like-to-be-kept-on-my-toes-i-look-for-a-challenge-i-don-t-like/)

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[Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/)

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> [It's one thing to know your lines, another to be able to deliver them. The taste of the pudding is in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/it-s-one-thing-to-know-your-lines-another-to-be-able-to-deliver-them/)

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[Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another/)

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> [Having been born and raised in Washington, D.C., you kind of absorb politics when you grow up. And it continues to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/having-been-born-and-raised-in-washington-d-c-you-kind-of-absorb/)

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[Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/)

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> [Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/some-musicians-play-blues-others-classical-jazz-or-bluegrass-i-like/)

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[Because i can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because-i-can/)

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> [The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/the-great-thing-about-movies-is-that-they-re-collaborative-and-the/)

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[Collaborative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaborative/)

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