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

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" My father was so against me becoming an actor. "

" 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. "

" I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years. "

" Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It's how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed in culture. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" In our house, my dad had a chair. It was a Barcalounger, big and comfortable. If we missed him or wanted comfort when he wasn't home, we'd just climb into the chair and let it envelop us. "

" Jon Voight is a consummate American actor. "

" 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. "

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

" I would love to do an anthology show based on the character of Jesse B. Semple that Langston Hughes wrote about. He's sort of a Forrest Gump character in the midst of 20th century Harlem. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm a multitasker, and I kind of like it that way. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture. "

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

" 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. "

" I have so much love for art. "

" 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. "

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