I want authenticity. And rarely do actors – more specifically, black actors – get a chance to be authentic on film and television. Russell Hornsby Read Quote
I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be – or perhaps I’m not listening at the right times. Aung San Suu Kyi Read Quote
I’ve always worked hard to create my own style. Nobody sounds like me. I’ve heard them call me ‘legendary.’ That feels pretty good… though the word is overused these days. Billy Paul Read Quote
I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn’t want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice. Gillian Jacobs Read Quote
I used to take my mother to Yosemite. When I turned 14, I got my driver’s license, and that’s where she’d want to go, so I’d go take her there for two weeks. Dave Brubeck Read Quote
The thing I always thought of myself as was an actress. I never thought: ‘I want to be.’ It was always: ‘I am.’ June Squibb Read Quote
When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age. Jermain Defoe Read Quote
My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer. Gabriel Macht Read Quote
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. Jean de la Bruyere Read Quote
