Avery Brooks

“Every role is a challenge. Every role is a new world to explore.”

“If you're an artist, you've got to be a bit of a diplomat.”

“Star Trek is a wonderful metaphor for the human condition.”

“The story is what's important. The story is what we're here to do.”

“Education is the most important thing you can have.”

“It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from the cattle.”

“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not to answer them.”

“I've always been interested in the idea of the hero, the person who stands up for what is right.”

“Knowledge is not the same as wisdom. Knowledge is what you know. Wisdom is what you do with what you know.”

“The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.”

“Acting is a way of understanding myself and the world around me.”

“I am an artist, and I have to have a story to tell.”

“You have to have a certain amount of faith in yourself.”

“We are all connected. We are all part of the same human family.”

“Music is the language of the soul.”