Colman Domingo Quotes & Sayings

“When you're doing exactly what you want to do, it's not tiring. You've been planting these seeds, and finally, you have a full garden in bloom; you're like, 'Oh, I just want to smell the flowers and play among the flowers all day.' That's what I'm doing. I'm playing among the flowers.”

“From afar, I have cried watching my nation, sore with prejudice, slowly heal itself. I hurt along with America, my phantom pains only alleviated by work I do every day - art.”

“It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we survive on this notion. In our desire to gloss over the undeniable macabre parts of our American history, we forget. That amnesia manifests itself, especially when dealing with the plight of black men.”

“I am proud being an artist who takes risks, who would walk off a cliff artistically. I won't settle for commercial reasons.”

“I got my Equity Card from Berkeley Rep when I was 22 years old. I was cast in David Saar's 'The Yellow Boat.'”

“I was nervous about doing 'Scottsboro Boys' because I'm not a trained dancer, and there is a lot of very athletic dancing involved.”

“I'm a head-shot photographer. I have people come to my apartment, and I take their head shots.”

“Maybe what I'm trying to do is heal others. I think what we're trying to do in theater is heal someone.”

“My mother was the love of my life.”

“Other people can write grown-up, political plays about the troubles in the world. My plays deal with magic and hope.”