David Alan Grier Quotations

I started acting at the University of Michigan in my sophomore year,

I wanted something where I could have the clearest and most unfiltered artistic and creative voice.

My grandmother was born in 1900, and she would regale me with tales I call 'Little House on the Prairie' tales, but they were tales of segregated and racist America growing up in Alabama and Mississippi, where she came from.

I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.

I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.

I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.

As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset.

To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.