Clarke Peters

Our points of reference in America aren't steeped in literature; they're steeped in that five minutes between commercials.

I like rock music. I like jazz better, though.

I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.