I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you’ve made it in a money sense. The Tony has always represented – to me, and most actors that I’ve talked to – an artistic award. It means you’re an artist and not just a popular performer. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays and put on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Kenny Burrell, Sarah Vaughn, John Coltrane – all these great, classic albums. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
When you’re doing eight shows a week, you don’t have much of a personal life. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I’ve been really fortunate that my concert career has taken off hugely. I can make a living. I enjoy performing in front of a live audience, and I can do something different every time. Sometimes I’m with a quartet, sometimes I’m solo, sometimes with a symphony, and I get to go to different cities and meet different people. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I love seeing the stars, and I love being around my friends and family. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I’m having a ball on ‘Glee.’ It’s a joy to be working there – the whole cast is so talented. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
At our house, we’d always open presents with our Christmas records playing. ‘Little Drummer Boy’ was one of my favorites when I was a kid because it was about a kid. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I always call myself the luckiest actor in the world because I made a living solely as a performer from the time I left home at 17 years old. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
