Wendell Pierce Quotes

American - Actor December 8, 1962

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

Think Proud American Something Classic Wire I Think Really Very

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.

Life Love Death People Birth Disappointment Expressed Intersection Culture Deal How Itself

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.

Hope Society Culture Who Reflect Been Form Role Through Where Which

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.

Practice About Little Two Faking Grade Sixth Trumpet Two Weeks Weeks Longer Maybe Played Than

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

Power Community Sports Team Indescribable Almost

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.

Hope Art You Thoughts Reflect Community Go Gone Individual Through Where Who Whole

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

Always See Mad Behavior Abhorrent Tries Answer Get Say Somebody Then Why

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.

Art Journey People Who Reflect Beings Come Form Human Human Beings Some Understanding Which

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

You Your Self True Consequences True Self Because Paid

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

American Three Years Lived Baltimore Conservatory Francisco San San Francisco Theater Worked

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.

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

Being Make Extraordinary Take Brilliant David Ordinary Simon Able Writer

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

Mother Teacher New Teachers New Orleans Orleans Part She United Years

I have so much love for art.

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

Kinds Could Genres Juilliard Trained

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

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

Justice Economic Development Movement Economic Development Social Justice 21st Century Century Social

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

Best Me Heart Great Best Interests Grandparents Great Things Interests Taught Things Those Who Your

My father was so against me becoming an actor.

Me Father Actor Against Becoming

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.

Work You Always Diversity Mediums Career Key Only Thought Type Would Would-Be

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

Me Go Comedy Everything Classical Contemporary Juilliard Ability Drama Gave

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

Time People Your Training Craft Student Become Get Some Tell

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

Music Know Just Television Broke Film Ground

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

Art You Great More Great Art Specific Universal Wire About Becomes Loved Thing

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

Love Real See Story Fred Hampton Real Story About Would

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

Love Ocean Park Would Carter Emperor Ultimately

Jon Voight is a consummate American actor.

American Actor Consummate Jon

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