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

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" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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 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 trained at Juilliard so that I could do all kinds of genres, so that's what I'm trained to do. "

" The world, post-Katrina, was a hard time for my city. The hardest time. For people who didn't live through it, no words can fully express the pain, the rage, the grief, and the futility we New Orleanians felt. For the people who did, words seemed like a feeble protest against a relentless night without end. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "