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Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
American Actor
Born: Oct 31, 1957
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There is a built-in appreciation for music that is so much a part of the LDS culture. Utahns know that music can be divine and can touch a person's spirit in a unique way. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Music Appreciation Culture Way Spirit Touch Divine Part Know Person Much Unique
I can count on one hand the number of conductors-composers-arrangers that I enjoy working with, and at the top of that list is Mack Wilberg. I feel like I've known Mack forever. I'm just nuts for him. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Enjoy Top Nuts Mack Count Feel Like Him Known Hand Forever List Just Working Number
It's nearly impossible to make a living in the arts. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Impossible Living Make Arts Nearly
People who are artists professionally are not artists because they want to be artists; they have to be artists. They're compelled to get that creativity out and to share that with others. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Creativity People Others Out Share Because Get Artists Want Who Professionally Compelled
When I was preparing 'Kiss Me, Kate,' I did go to the Museum of Broadcasting and watched an old kinescope of Alfred Drake doing the role on a television special. It was interesting, but I didn't feel any need to try to copy him. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Me Try Old Kiss Drake Broadcasting Television Feel Him Doing Go Role Did Any Interesting Special Kate Preparing Watched Copy Need Museum
Usually, I don't feel comfortable with a character until I've played him before an audience for several performances. It is not until after three months of performing that I learn to discover what I call 'all the nooks and crannies' of the person. Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Our Our Lives Make Artists Livable Lives Enjoyable
The first role that I played as a musical - I was 14 years old, and I played Birdie in 'Bye Bye Birdie.' That was an awakening of, 'Wow, I'm good at that. People are responding.' And I hardly knew what I was doing back then, but there was something that people were seeing. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Good People Old First Birdie Back Musical Responding Wow Seeing Something Knew Doing Were Years Role Then Awakening Hardly Played Bye
I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living in the performing arts and entertainment: actors, singers, dancers, film producers, agents, managers, ticket takers, writers, anybody in times of need or crisis. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Entertainment Organization Made Living Incredible Dancers Crisis Writers Takers Performing Performing Arts Ticket Singers Times Managers Arts Anybody Board Agents Producers Helps Chairman Fund Film Actor Need
Astaire was ballroom, basically, and Gene Kelly had such athleticism - that's always what I responded to and what just blew my head open when I watched Gene Kelly's numbers. But, Fred Astaire was just so incredibly inventive and so, so smooth - so smooth. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Incredibly Astaire Fred Fred Astaire Gene Gene Kelly Inventive Open Had Head Blew Always Smooth Ballroom Just Kelly Watched Basically Numbers
Honestly, I hate watching myself on TV - I have always hated watching myself and listening to myself. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Myself Hate Listening Honestly TV Hated Always Watching
I'd always been a huge fan of Stephen Schwartz. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Always Been Huge Huge Fan Fan
I always like to talk about how important space is. Art is in the spaces. Anybody can sing a note; it takes an artist to sing the spaces. Anybody can paint a brushstroke; it takes an artist to know when not to put the brushstroke. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Art Space Important About Put Takes Like Know Talk Sing Always How Artist Anybody Spaces Note Paint
The first time I really had an influence on a show was during 'Ragtime.' It's still the most magical show that I've ever done. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Time First Magical Had Most First Time Still Done Influence Really Show Ever
'Ragtime' is about how we get through ugliness, how we talk together, work together, get through it together. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Work Together About Through Talk How Ugliness Get Work Together
Through most of my life, music has been like a radio that plays and plays in my head. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Life Music My Life Has-Been Through Head Like Most Been Radio Plays
I'm a fan of odd meters. For example, I've decided to sing 'No Business Like Show Business,' but I'll be doing it in constantly changing 5/4, 7/4 and 11/4 time signatures. I've found a way to make that work. Brian Stokes Mitchell
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There are some projects where you have to just start doing it, and, after a while, the show starts telling you what it wants to be. You put your spirit in and, after a while, something bigger takes over, and it turns out to be much more fun and creative than what it was at the beginning. Brian Stokes Mitchell
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If you can make an audience laugh, you can make them love any character. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Love Character You Laugh Make Audience Any Them
There's a lot of risk involved in acting, and you can't take the same kind of risks when you have a kid to feed. Brian Stokes Mitchell
You Risks Kid Kind Risk Take Feed Involved Lot Same Acting
I studied film scoring and orchestration and conducting and arranging in my twenties, and I scored a lot of television shows and other things. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Other Television Television Shows Studied Arranging Lot Scoring Conducting Orchestration Twenties Shows Film Things
Everybody comes to the planet with certain gifts. It may be writing, it may be acting, it may be singing, it may be being a lawyer, it may be making a beautiful cabinet, it may be being a spectacular dry cleaner. It could be anything. We all have gifts in different areas. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Beautiful Writing Lawyer Singing Everybody Gifts Area Could Cabinet Cleaner Dry Making May Being Different Anything Different Areas Planet Certain Acting Spectacular
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of every theater artist. If you really want to see a performance of the show, wait three months. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Character You Wait Three Own Every Think Months Say See Weeks Takes True Performance Know Always Artist Want Theater Really Show
I'm having a ball on 'Glee.' It's a joy to be working there - the whole cast is so talented. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Joy Having Cast Glee Talented Ball Working Whole
At our house, we'd always open presents with our Christmas records playing. 'Little Drummer Boy' was one of my favorites when I was a kid because it was about a kid. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Christmas Our Kid Favorites About Records Open Drummer House Because Boy Always Little Playing Presents
I love rethinking and reimagining songs. Brian Stokes Mitchell
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