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Wendell Pierce Quotes

American - Actor | December 8, 1962 -

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

Justice Social Justice Development

It strengthens the acting muscles to tap into other parts of yourself. When you can accomplish something that's unexpected, for you as well as the audience, that's really important. It's also very important if you want people considering you for other projects to broaden their view of you.

Yourself People View You Acting

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

Self You Consequences True True Self

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.

Live Time Grief Words Pain People

In 1974, when the city of Boston was desegregating its schools, I watched the news with my dad and saw the police escorts in riot gear, the protesters screaming at the buses, small frightened faces in their windows.

Police City Small Windows News Saw

A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.

Cats People Musicians Problem Play

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

Me Comedy Drama Go Everything Gave

When a sports team is doing well in a city that's going through tough times like New Orleans, like Detroit, it bolsters this real sentiment of 'we can get through this.' And when you have that sentiment, it becomes more than feelings: It's transported into action.

Tough Times Sports City Team Action

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 Two Trumpet Little Than

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

Proud Think American Classic I Think

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 Culture Death People Deal

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 Culture Society Reflect Role

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