I've always liked that idea of a diverse group of audience members sitting together, rubbing up against each other and taking on the life of a culture that doesn't belong to either one of them. Kenny Leon audiencebelongculture Change image and share on social
When I'm working in television, I've learned you've got to work fast. You don't have time to rehearse; you don't have time to just mess around. You've got to move quickly. So I pick that up from that world, and I also pick up the idea of development of character and development of situations. Kenny Leon characterdevelopmentfast share on social
The first 45 or 50 years of the regional theater movement, all these folks, they built these theaters. The job of the next generation is to maintain them. Kenny Leon buildfolkgeneration Change image and share on social
I was a political science major. I was always interested in social impact. Kenny Leon impactinterestmajor Change image and share on social
I've directed 'Raisin in the Sun' five times. You keep discovering things. You keep on seeing things in the script that you never saw before. That's what great pieces of art do. Kenny Leon artdirectdiscover Change image and share on social
I don't know how racists live with their racism. We need to take the road of love. I don't think folks are born that way; it's learned and taught out of fear. Kenny Leon bearfearfolk Change image and share on social
I love film because you have the last word. I never get that on stage because you've got to really believe; you've got to get the actors to trust you, and they have to believe in you, and then hopefully they will when you open the show. Kenny Leon actorfilmhave share on social
In the early '90s, there was an attention to diversity. In this country, diversity was a good thing. People would use words like 'multicultural' and like it. Now, politically, those words are out. But I still feel theaters have to be diverse in order to survive. Kenny Leon 90sattentioncountry share on social
When I'm acting, I'm just worried about that piece of the pie, contributing to the whole. But when you're directing, you... get the vision out of your head and on the stage. Kenny Leon actcontributedirect Change image and share on social
I came from the South with a mother who was hard working, so I love going to work every day. Kenny Leon dayhardlove Change image and share on social