Avery Brooks
1948
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Quotes
Biography
Avery Brooks is an American actor, director, and educator best known for his role as Captain Benjamin Sisko in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Born in 1948 in Indiana, Brooks showed an early interest in music and drama. He pursued a career in acting and became a respected figure in both theater and television. In addition to his work in Star Trek, he has appeared in various films and TV shows, showcasing his talent and versatility as an actor.
Famous Quotes (5)
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I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward.
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I do very little TV. I’m rather specific about it. I wouldn’t have done just any TV series.
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You don't communicate anything to anyone unless you understand enough about things so that you are able to say it in language that the individual can understand.
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Put the onus on yourself. Make the demand. To be original is to be demanding. I’m not a passive person.
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It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandmothers or my grandfathers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.