American - Actor | November 28, 1969 -
I wrote 'A Boy and His Soul' that talks about how my mother had lupus and my dad dying of a heart condition.
Colman Domingo
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I started writing because I saw such a huge lack of complex stories about the inner city.
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I think writing a solo play was the most liberating thing I ever did.
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Being on a show like 'Fear the Walking Dead,' I started to learn more about camera work, learn more about the way the crew operates, and had more of a stronger opinion on how I think a television director can operate in the healthiest way.
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I think a lot of comedians make the best dramatic actresses because they have a facility. They're very vulnerable. They're very open, like clowns.
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My first professional job was with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I started out in an educational touring play and eventually starred on their stages. That was the theatre that nurtured me to expand as an artist.
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On stage, I have felt most fulfilled as a playwright, for everything I create gets to grow and evolve with collaboration from directors, actors, and so on.
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When I create and write for TV, I build universes that will have arcs lasting seasons, whereas theatre allows me to explore storylines that will open up for two hours or less. Both are wonderfully fulfilling, but they couldn't be more different.
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To a certain extent, just like my children, I nurture my writing until the point when it has to get out and face the outside world, where it takes on a life of its own. That is a purpose of any artist and their art.
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I tend to be pretty calm.
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The gift of working on a Robert O'Hara play is that you have to trust his language. It's all in there. You don't have to add one single thing.
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I know how to lead a room, but I also know how to take direction and be a contributor as an artist.
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