--- title: "Best Jeffrey Wright Quotes" description: "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 To..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeffrey-wright-48521.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeffrey-wright-48521.jpg) # Jeffrey Wright (1965) Stage Actor United States **45** quotes in **233** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 · Page 2 > [I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/i-like-to-do-theater-and-hopefully-be-effective-most-actors-at-least/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/jeffrey-wright-14855_actors_i-like-to-do-theater-and-hopefully-be-ef_201842.jpg) > [And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/and-it-s-one-reason-why-i-don-t-go-to-a-lot-of-movies-they-re-more/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Cinematic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinematic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/jeffrey-wright-14855_cinematic_and-it-s-one-reason-why-i-don-t-go-to-a_2392789.jpg) > [When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/when-you-go-to-a-restaurant-the-less-you-know-about-what-happens-in/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7f/jeffrey-wright-14855_enjoy_when-you-go-to-a-restaurant-the-less-you_2193162.jpg) > [Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/too-often-a-story-is-examined-through-biased-eyes-without-a/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/jeffrey-wright-14855_biased_too-often-a-story-is-examined-through-bi_2050036.jpg) > [Well, I look at it like this: When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/well-i-look-at-it-like-this-when-you-go-to-a-restaurant-the-less-you/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/jeffrey-wright-14855_enjoy_well-i-look-at-it-like-this-when-you-go_1791560.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/#itemlist", "name": "Jeffrey Wright Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. 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