Brian Tee Quotes

I have a background in theater. At the time I read 'The Loved Ones' script, I was playing Catherine the Great of Russia onstage. Straight after that, I played Stella in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and Isabella in 'Measure for Measure.'

I did theater at Spelman until I graduated from there, and I got to work with such luminous actresses as Diana Sands in 'Macbeth.'

I was a drama-class nerd. I did whatever school production we put on.

I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes.

I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition for 'West Side Story.' I guess she thought I looked like a gang member.

You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off.

I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.

I had no training in the theater. I did not study it but just did it.

I guess I've been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.

When I was in high school, the drama teacher picked me to play Iago in 'Othello.'

It's easy to think you can get discovered on the street, but I developed my chops on the stage - four years of theater in high school, and then another four in college.

I started working in New York City as an actor and did many plays. I did regional theater, smaller theaters, children's theater.

The time and preparation before a play is something I really value, and it's something I learned in New York.

I just remember watching my first theater class, and I was like, 'Oh I can get up there,' like I could absolutely get up and do this every day and learn about it.

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.

That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

I majored in theater in college. I did a couple of plays in high school, and I really enjoyed it, so I went to Illinois Wesleyan University and got a degree, and then I went back to Chicago and started doing theater in all the companies around the city for about 11 years before I moved out to L.A.

I love theater. I grew up doing theater.

Yeah, I do get to do some theater occasionally. I don't get to do it as much as I would like to.