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Ruben Santiago-Hudson

(1956) Playwright United States

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson is a playwright from the United States, best known for Lackawanna Blues.

Quick Facts About Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Born: November 24, 1956
Nationality: United States
Profession: Playwright
Notable works: Lackawanna Blues

About Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He has received a Tony Award and three Drama Desk Awards as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. He won the Humanitas Prize in 2005 and the Lucille Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2024.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Clarence Derwent Awards Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director

Quotes by Ruben Santiago-Hudson

I don't have to research humanity, I just have to be courageous enough to share that part of myself with everybody.

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Be courageous

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Some of the young kids look for one hit to be a star; that what they're known for the rest of their…

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Blessings

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You know, I'm a father. I'm a brother. I'm a son. And I'm a grandfather. So many times I have to be…

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Brother

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I'm an infant with Shakespeare; I'm kind of learning how to walk. I am trying to decipher the code, you know? I…

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Actor

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I live in New York City. Since 1983, this is my home. It is my heart, it is my home, and it…

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Absolutely

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I have to be invested spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically to do theater. I can't do it to make a living. I have…

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Couple

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Television is a different challenge; it is not a stage. But each opportunity that I have to learn I learn, and I…

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Challenge

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I am always going to be in the hood in my heart, but what I did was added on the masters of…

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Added

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I've never considered being a cop. I could be a teacher, I could be a minister, a social worker or a professor.…

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Being

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One day, I looked up and saw I had an extensive resume and saw how I did that and did not realize…

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Because

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My knowledge and thirst for knowledge has no expiration date... It goes until I'm dead. I will be learning and studying from…

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Away

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Whether I'm acting, writing, or directing, I want to tell the truth about human beings, especially my folk.

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About

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I try to create an environment where it's okay to make a mistake, though it's not okay to be unfocused or come…

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Ask

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With Shakespeare, the hard work is to find out why he said it and how it can relate to the audience.

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Audience

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I'm not a method actor, but I'm a big research kind of actor.

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Actor

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Even here in America, people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.

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After

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