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Jeffrey Wright Biography

Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his Tony and Emmy Award winning role as Belize in the Broadway production and HBO miniseries Angels in America. He starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in Basquiat, Felix Leiter in the James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, and Beetee in The Hunger Games films.

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The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.

Damaging, Line, Lines, Nurturing, Parent

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.

Concern, Concerns, Dominated, Movie, Opposed, Reason Why

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.

Culture, Dirty, Fans, Pop, Yeah

Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part.

Biased, Eye, Perspective, Savior, Views, White

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.

Acting, Back, Ideas, One Day, Think, Thinking

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

Character, Characters, Fine, Known, Suits, Well Known

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.

Challenges, Create, Kept, Looks, Recreate, Toes

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

Afraid, Cameras, Might, Say, Stage, Thinking

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.

Biologically, Forced, New York, Smell, World

You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.

Blues, Deal, Masters, Piano, Real

Having been born and raised in Washington, D. C. , you kind of absorb politics when you grow up. And it continues to be a focus of mine, probably more than what is healthy for me.

Absorb, Continues, Focus, Growing Up, Healthy, Raised

I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down.

Angeles, Down, Los, Ocean, Two, Vacation

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

Collaborative, Great Things, Movie, Movies, Worst

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.

Actors, Effective, Generations, Theater

Well, I look at it like this: When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal. If the soup tastes good, everything's cool, and you don't necessarily want to know what's in it. The same thing holds true with movies.

Everything Happens For A Reason, Kitchen, Like, Movie, Tastes, Thing

As much as we teach our kids, the process teaches us. If we're being diligent, we're learning from our strengths as parents, but also from the mistakes that we make.

Diligent, Kids, Mistake, Parent, Strengths

When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal.

Enjoy, Happens, Kitchen, Know, Meals, Restaurants

New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.

Character, Cities, City, Film, Greatest, New York

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.

Creative, Interests, Play, Political, Roles

The reason why things work is because of love.

Love, Reason, Reason Why, Things, Work