42 Quotes by Andre Holland

When I was in school, and even after, I did a lot of classic plays, and I guess it sort of extended into film.

My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential. For me, that means working with the best people and working with the best material.

Never lived in L.A. I've always done the New York thing.

I grew up in Alabama in a very small town and didn't have access to the finest of anything, really. But my mother was the kind of woman who just wanted us, me and my sisters, to be exposed to any and anything she could find.

I did my undergrad at Florida State, got a Bachelor's, and then I got my Masters in Acting at NYU. So I've spent a lot of time in the classroom.

Frankly, I think that's something that black people in America have often done - finding ways under very, very difficult circumstances to be subversive, but also to push things forward. And I think that applies to music. I think it applies to dance. I think it applies to a number of things.

If someone wanted to do a biopic about me, I would like for them to consult my family.

I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do to get out of that corner. It's what makes drama drama.

I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.