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DeRay Mckesson Quotes

The arts scene in Baltimore is really rich and very vibrant. It's one of the untold stories of the city.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 9, 1985

Topics

City Rich Arts Stories Baltimore

When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're just trashed by the end.

End Doing You Television Actor Just

I'm in a rare position where I don't have to do job after job. I can take time when my family needs it.

Family Time Job I Can Position Rare

Fashion week is not an episode of 'Girls' or 'Friends,' where I'm OK that there is not a black person in sight because I honestly believe these characters don't come into contact with - therefore don't have - any black friends. No, in the case of Fashion week, it feels wrong.

Fashion Believe Black Friends Week

I never looked at my mantel and envisioned an MVP trophy sitting there. This is pretty crazy.

Crazy Sitting Never Trophy Pretty

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One of them doesn't have to be white, and the other one doesn't have to be the ethnic sidekick. We're way over that. And I think it's happening in society, too.

Stars Society Action Think American

When I was 22 years old, and I first got to Nashville, women or girls were objects. It was a conquest. My emptiness inside and the external manifestation of my ego was to somehow conquer women.

Women Ego Conquer Nashville First

To watch Lin Manuel Miranda... you could not make a better spokesperson for Broadway in a laboratory.

Better You Watch Broadway Laboratory

I am a bit sassy, with some sarcasm thrown into the mix, but stoic at the same time - and brash.

Time I Am Sarcasm Sassy Same Thrown

I have a completely addictive personality. Diet Coke is my last - God, I know people counting days off Diet Coke; I'm such a Diet Cokehead. Now I won't let myself buy it.

God Myself Personality People Diet

But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers to be able to know how to shift focus so that they instantly become part of the sound world that a particular repertoire demands.

Michael Tilson Thomas

Focus World Know Important Become

I'm becoming the Simon Cowell of fashion.

Fashion Becoming Simon

There will be time enough some day to work less.

Work Time Day Enough Will Some

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