Jeffrey Wright

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#concerns #corporate #dominated #fiscal #go

For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#afraid #any #back #been #clearer

I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#characters #fine #i #i am #i do

I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else's funk. So it keeps you biologically attached to the world around you. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#attached #because #biologically #else #everybody

I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#contemporary #effective #generation #hopefully #i

I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#camera #front #got #i #i think

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#always #culture #dirty #except #fan

Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#bluegrass #blues #classical #creative #i

The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#collaborative #great #great thing #movies #thing

Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I like to see if I can create something new. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#challenge #create #i #i can #kept