I had the great fortune to work with John Houseman at Juilliard. Stephen Henderson More Quotes by Stephen Henderson More Quotes From Stephen Henderson Sometimes a mentor has to be reminded of the principles he has tried to instill in others. Stephen Henderson others mentor principles sometimes Imagine you wake up one morning with a knock at the door, and when you answer, there's Denzel Washington announcing that he's going to be filming on your street for several weeks. Stephen Henderson street you wake-up morning I always say you don't want to get it right, you want to get it true. Stephen Henderson true say you want Don't listen to some outside interpretation - do the scene as it makes sense to you and the other actor. Stephen Henderson listen actor some you It's wonderful to see someone you love get what they wanted. Stephen Henderson someone see you love To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling. Stephen Henderson something get feeling lonely We try to do that for stories - we try to say, 'OK, here's the message, here's the theme, here's the good people and the bad.' Life is not nearly like that. Stephen Henderson good good-people life people Blues is life, you know? An appreciation for the depth of life and the fact that hard times strengthen you and make you ready - blues, a lot of times, is about the loss of love. Stephen Henderson you appreciation love life We had two terms of Barack Obama. Unfortunately, we have these people that are afraid, and they always try to roll us back, but they can never roll us back as much as we go forward. Stephen Henderson never back go people Once you start to play together, vibing off each other in the scene, it's not just the notes - it's the music. The script might be the notes playing, but we're making it music. Stephen Henderson start you music together To do it on film, where it'll be seen by more people than have seen the play since it was written, it humbles you. Stephen Henderson more you play people
