I grew up in West Philly, and I took an acting class at Temple University there. Then, after school, I moved to San Francisco. Colman Domingo Read Quote
I started writing because I saw such a huge lack of complex stories about the inner city. Colman Domingo Read Quote
On stage, I have felt most fulfilled as a playwright, for everything I create gets to grow and evolve with collaboration from directors, actors, and so on. Colman Domingo Read Quote
When I create and write for TV, I build universes that will have arcs lasting seasons, whereas theatre allows me to explore storylines that will open up for two hours or less. Both are wonderfully fulfilling, but they couldn’t be more different. Colman Domingo Read Quote
To a certain extent, just like my children, I nurture my writing until the point when it has to get out and face the outside world, where it takes on a life of its own. That is a purpose of any artist and their art. Colman Domingo Read Quote
At some point, I’m just of the mind that no art is perfect, and it shouldn’t be perfect. I think it’s beautiful in its imperfection. You could tweak something forever, but you have to let it go and trust it. Colman Domingo Read Quote
The gift of working on a Robert O’Hara play is that you have to trust his language. It’s all in there. You don’t have to add one single thing. Colman Domingo Read Quote
I know how to lead a room, but I also know how to take direction and be a contributor as an artist. Colman Domingo Read Quote
