Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wrightis an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for such roles as Belize in the HBO miniseries Angels in America, 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 three out of the four The Hunger Games films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth7 December 1965
CountryUnited States of America
Jeffrey Wright quotes about
character compassion depending human incredible subtle
He has such an incredible range, ... He can be very, very subtle or he can be explosive, depending on what the character is, and he has an incredible human compassion thing that I read off him on-screen.
discovered remarkable singing
He discovered he had a remarkable singing voice.
reason-why reason
The reason why things work is because of love.
kitchen looks soup
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.
eye views white
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.
thinking ideas acting
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.
new-york character cities
New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.
dirty culture racist
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.
movie worst great-things
The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.
movie reason-why concern
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.
growing-up focus healthy
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.
real piano masters
You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.
character suits well-known
I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.
actors generations theater
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.