I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a TV series is that they give you a certain amount of fame and money. The bad news is that you’re in people’s living rooms every week and get associated with a particular character. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
Left to my own devices, I would go to bed at 2:30 or 3, but I can’t do that if I’m getting up at 6:50! Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
Everybody comes to the planet with certain gifts. It may be writing, it may be acting, it may be singing, it may be being a lawyer, it may be making a beautiful cabinet, it may be being a spectacular dry cleaner. It could be anything. We all have gifts in different areas. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
Ragtime’ was the most magical show that I’ve done. I had an incredible experience with that, with the show itself, with the cast, with the audience. The response to that show – my God, it really blew me away, the reactions to that show, the way it changed their lives and altered their thinking, their own self-discovery. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that’s probably true of every theater artist. If you really want to see a performance of the show, wait three months. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
One of the best pieces of wisdom I ever got is you work because you work, meaning you work because you’re saying yes to things, and you’re connecting with people. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you’re going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own! Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
I’ve sung a whole lot of jazz. It’s my favorite style of music to sing. People don’t realize it, because they’re so accustomed to hearing me sing musical theater. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
Something is guiding my career; I don’t know what it is. When I look back at my career, I call myself the most lucky actor in the world. It is all I have ever done. I do master classes, and I tell people not to use me as an example. I do not know anyone like me – not to brag – it is just very unusual. Brian Stokes Mitchell Read Quote
