Theater school is essentially like training. It’s boot camp. It’s like an academy to put you through all these different situations that sometimes are more extreme than what you’ll come across in the field. But now you’re emotionally prepared for it so that when it does happen, it’s not a big surprise. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
When the audience reacts all together, it’s genius. The audience is its own being in a way. It’s a weird, amorphous beast that is also somehow a golden emperor that is also somehow every adult you’ve ever come across in your life who doesn’t approve of you – all in one place. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
I used to watch a lot of Nick at Nite as a kid, and it would play the original ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ and ‘Laugh-In.’ Baron Vaughn Read Quote
In New Mexico, my local church did a nativity play, and I was cast as Wise Man #3. Of course, Wise Man #3 had no damn lines. Wise Man #1 had all the lines! I stood there thinking, ‘I could do that role so much better!’ From that moment on, I knew I wanted to be an actor. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
My first impression of Jane Fonda was she is a queen. She is royalty. She walks into the room – any room – and has this presence about her that demands respect. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
I’ve always been a comedy nerd, and ‘Partners in Crime’ was probably more influential for me than anything else because it was not only standup, but Robert Townsend had those short films. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
You can’t erase Bill Cosby’s contributions. That’s the conflict. He’s one of the most influential comedians of all time, and ‘The Cosby Show’ is one of the most influential sitcoms ever. When I watched as a kid, I wanted Cliff to be my dad. Everybody did. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
I actually wanted to study acting in a way that not a lot of people want to do any more. And I wanted to go to college and pay lots of money to do it. Baron Vaughn Read Quote
