“I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else'...” — Jeffrey Wright Quote

“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.”

“Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan.”

“I ski and grew up skiing.”

“There's a loyalty attached to football, and it is more communal than theatre. If you go to the football, it is part of the structure of your life. For lots of people, theatre is a treat.”

“Sacrifice always seems to imply a bitterness attached to it. But I don't feel bitter about the choices I've made. Yes, I sacrifice a job because I made certain family decisions, but I don't regret it.”

“I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.”