Courtney B. Vance quotes

Courtney B. Vance is an acclaimed American actor recognized for his work in film, television, and theater. His performances in productions such as "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" have earned him critical praise and major awards. He continues to be celebrated for his versatility and powerful screen presence. Here are 8 of his quotes:

I've done a lot of movies, but my favorite was 'Blind Faith.'

Courtney B. Vance

I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company.

Courtney B. Vance

I've done a lot of theater, and I know that it's a different audience each time who doesn't know the story, and we have to tell it.

Courtney B. Vance

I came back sophomore year and decided to do some shows because I did one small play senior year of high school and I had a lot of fun. I had one line, I think. I did an audition for a show; it was experimental theater and we had a great time. For my second show, I had a great role and a great time and my aunt came to see the show. I'm doing shows just to meet folks at this point, so that I could figure out what I want to do. When she saw the show, she said, "You know what? You may want to think about this as a career! You're really good!”.

Courtney B. Vance

I don't think there is a secret. We definitely didn't find it. We discovered that it's work. But we already knew that. It was very fun to actually walk through our time together and see the timeline presented. When we started the process, we didn't really think we had a book. But in that sense, it was fun to actually have someone to walk us through so that we didn't have to try to put a framework to it since we didn't know what the framework was. But from talking to [co-author Hilary Beard] together and individually, she was able to say, "This is actually a book.” We didn't start out to write a 300-page book. We started out with something much simpler and it morphed into that. It was fun to be able to talk about our journey together, because that's what it is, it is a journey.

Courtney B. Vance

My family was all about education, and me being there was a combination of my parents instilling in my sister and I that this was the ticket to wherever you want to go in life-education. And that's what I tell my children: You've got to work now, play later. You've got to get to the place where when you're a senior in high school, you've got choices; you've got to put in the work.

Courtney B. Vance

The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You're a fixer; you make things better.

Courtney B. Vance