I just know that ‘Treme’ broke ground when it comes to music and film on television. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
The Wire’ really is an American classic, and I think that’s something to be very proud of. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
One of the real worries I had before the first season of ‘Treme’ aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
Gregory Hines was the most talented man I’ve ever met or seen. Gregory Hines is one of those people that whenever he talked to you, you felt like you were the center of the universe. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn’t practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn’t practice and I was faking it. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
At Julliard we had some voice classes. It was really just so you could carry a tune. It always just helps with your speaking voice also, when you connect your diaphragm and your breath. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they’re singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there’s a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
It was really great to also see the response that people were having to ‘Treme’ ’cause you’re in a vacuum when you’re on a TV show. You see the response online, you read about it and all of that, but actually to be live and have that many thousands of fans come out, it’s really wonderful. Wendell Pierce Read Quote
