69 Quotes by Andre Braugher

We lived in a ghetto. I could have pretended I was hard or tough and not a square. I wound up not getting in trouble. I don't consider myself to be especially wise, but I will say that it's pretty clear that some people want to get out and some people don't. I wanted out.

I was an engineering student and spent a lot of time in the library, and no one applauds when you finish your calculations.

I've committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.

I've never read it because I'd like to see one Shakespeare play that I don't know what happens. I close my ears and hum whenever I hear anything about 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre.'

I'm a member of a very complex and richly valued race.

I get invited to a thousand parties, but do I show up at them? No, I don't.

I'm in love with low-rated shows. That's true of 'Men of a Certain Age,' 'Thief,' 'Gideon's Crossing.' I fall in love with projects that are almost freighted with prestige.

I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a regular basis, I would have to change my thinking.

I'm never going to be an improv comedian.