Bert Williams Quotes

I have never been able to discover anything disgraceful in being a colored man. But I have often found it inconvenient - in America.

Bert Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: entertainer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 12, 1875 - March 4, 1922

Topics

ManAmericaNeverAnythingBeen

I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.

Viola Davis

WomanPastMeColorStructureGiven

Often, it's easier to play someone further away from you because it's clearer who they are. I think if you want to make a performance authentic, there are a certain amount of leaps of faith into the unknown that you have to take. Otherwise, you're not really risking anything.

Ruth Negga

FaithPerformanceThinkSomeoneYou

Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.

Rutina Wesley

Musical TheaterFavoriteMusicals

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

Mary Shelley

WomenPowerMenWishOver

We take the sense of touch for granted. Think about it: Without it, you're missing one of the basic senses that enables you to interact with the world.

Louis B. Rosenberg

WorldThinkYouTouchWithoutTake

I have not heard from President Barack. I've never gotten a phone call.

Jay Pharoah

PhonePhone CallPresidentNever

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.

Delta Goodrem

SchoolDramaStartedPerforming

When you're playing a real person, there's a balance between playing the person in the script and playing the person as he was in life. You have to be respectful and true to who that person was, but at the same time tell the story in the film.

David Tennant

LifeTimeBalanceStoryYouPerson

I have great respect for Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and I greatly appreciate the discussions we had regarding their organization.

Chauncey Billups

RespectGreatOrganizationAppreciate

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the mid-life crisis.

Bret Easton Ellis

CrazyCrisisCruiseJustMid-Life

Everyone is going to be skeptical if they don't know what is happening.

Bozoma Saint John

KnowEveryoneGoingHappening

I believe in opening mail once a month, whether it needs it or not.

Bob Considine

BelieveI BelieveOpeningMailMonth

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