Top 30 Andre Braugher Quotes

Unfortunately, in television today there are very few African-American characters who are human beings. They are typically two-dimensional stereotypes, cookie-cutter types.

Men are not usually forthcoming in the expression of their emotions.

If the story’s interesting and it’s a compelling script, I’d be thrilled to be a part of it.

I’ve been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it’s clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

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

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.

If you go back to the Conan the Barbarian series, I really liked that.

They’re mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

Often times people complain about the lack of time in television, but I have to say, you don’t have any more time to film in feature films then you do in television. It’s just a question of how many scenes you’ll be doing in the course of a day.

I’m not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was going on. I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to contribute in the best way I possibly could.

I got tired of going to the barber to keep my fade together, so I just cut it all off.

I think I’d work a little more if I lived in L.A.

It was good to travel to the other side of the world.

So I think what you see in this show is it’s really not a just world at all, but you get what you give. So in terms of world view, I would say that’s where the differences lie.

‘Complicated’ is good, in my opinion.

To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I’m going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he’s doing what he’s doing. It’s essential, it’s absolutely essential.

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.’

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I’d be working on. I want to make sure I don’t sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.

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’m never going to be an improv comedian.

My family life and my ideals, my commitment to the community and to other people – all people – has been improved. I think less about myself and more about my community today.

The distinction is large in my mind. The gay police captain is eventually going to be wearing hot pants and singing ‘YMCA.’ The police captain who happens to be gay is going to be a huge collection of personality characteristics and motivations.

I’m always a fan of a good horror film.

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

What’s so fun about doing the same thing again and again? You can only slap the handcuffs on a guy so many times.

It’s only when you’re privy to the conversations and a member of the production team that you can direct the course of a series and make sure it flourishes.

One of the great upsides about comedy is that you’re dealing with really lovely, fun material.

My goal is to broaden and deepen the range of African-American characters on television, so I always try to show human beings.

As a father, I’ve tried to encourage my children to have a broader and deeper emotional life than I’ve had. I want my sons to be able to express their feelings about things.