David Alan Grier

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 try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me. ”

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

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

Every little kid has always wanted to be a race car driver. This gets some of that out. ”

I want to see gay couples stuck with their significant other at Home Depot with that far away look in their eye, get me out of here. ”

When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it. ”

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

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

A friend of mine had his own theater company, and he jumped me in like I was in a gang. And once I came in, it was just that simple. For the first time in my life, I felt, 'This is a career, this is a life that I think I can grow old doing.' It was love at first sight. I loved being on stage and reading these plays. It was great. ”