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" In 1974, when the city of Boston was desegregating its schools, I watched the news with my dad and saw the police escorts in riot gear, the protesters screaming at the buses, small frightened faces in their windows. "

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" 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

People

Television

City

" One of the great things my grandparents and grandparents taught me was, there are those who don't have your best interests at heart. "

" What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go. "

Wendell Pierce

Hope

Community

" The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable. "

" David Simon is a brilliant writer, brilliant at being able to take what is ordinary and make it extraordinary. "

" When a sports team is doing well in a city that's going through tough times like New Orleans, like Detroit, it bolsters this real sentiment of 'we can get through this.' And when you have that sentiment, it becomes more than feelings: It's transported into action. "

" Jon Voight is a consummate American actor. "

" I just know that 'Treme' broke ground when it comes to music and film on television. "

" I would love to see a real story about Fred Hampton. "

" I tell people all the time: get some training and become a student of your craft. "

" Juilliard gave me the ability to go and do classical, contemporary, comedy, drama, everything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It strengthens the acting muscles to tap into other parts of yourself. When you can accomplish something that's unexpected, for you as well as the audience, that's really important. It's also very important if you want people considering you for other projects to broaden their view of you. "

" My mother was a teacher for 40 years. She was part of the United Teachers of New Orleans. "

" The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be. "

" 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

People

Seen

" I went to Beijing for the Olympics and was literally right across the track from Usain Bolt. And when he gets to full stride, for every two steps the other guy's taking, he's just taking one. "

" Great art, the more specific you are, the more universal it becomes, and that's the thing that I loved about 'The Wire.' "

Wendell Pierce

Universal

Art

" We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer. "

" The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will. "

" Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid. "

" I consider myself a journeyman actor, and I pride myself and look forward to keeping my career choices as diverse as possible because it challenges me as an actor. "

" The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development. "

" Ultimately, I would love to do 'The Emperor of Ocean Park' by Stephen Carter. "

" I have so much love for art. "

" The key, I always thought, to my career would be diversity - a diversity of not only the type of work that you do but the mediums. "

" 'The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of. "

" 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. "