Deep Quote by Jeffrey Wright

The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.

— Jeffrey Wright

For me, an actor is a person who makes characters like a cobbler makes shoes.

— Jeffrey Wright

Having been born and raised in Washington, D.C., you kind of absorb politics when you grow up. And it continues to be a focus…

— Jeffrey Wright

I do a little Reddit, yeah! I pop in every now and again.

— Jeffrey Wright

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…

— Jeffrey Wright

I find that the work I do as an actor that's most challenging commands an athleticism or, certainly, a physicality. And also a rigor,…

— Jeffrey Wright

I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.

— Jeffrey Wright

Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.

— Jeffrey Wright

I started acting when I was at Amherst my junior year, and my lacrosse career kind of started to flop sideways after that.

— Jeffrey Wright

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…

— Jeffrey Wright

I'm gonna be on the Hawaiian beaches when I'm old.

— Jeffrey Wright

New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.

— Jeffrey Wright