Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes

Leslie Odom, Jr.
American Actor
Born: Aug 6, 1981
Life Me People Think Time You
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I got my Equity Card with my Broadway debut when I did 'Rent.' I was in high school, and I came to New York to do that show. Leslie Odom, Jr.
School Broadway High I Came High School New Got Rent Equity Came Debut Did York New York Show Card
I've dedicated more than 15 years to this theater and television thing; I want to spend the next 10, 15 years or so devoted to music. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Music Spend Television More Devoted Years Than Want Theater Next Dedicated Thing
If you're an open channel when you're onstage, if you're just a vessel, things are going to come out that are stored away deep in your DNA. Leslie Odom, Jr.
You Channel Out Onstage Open DNA Come Vessel Going Just Stored Your Deep Away Things
I remember Ella Fitzgerald sort of coming into my life like a bolt of lightning - like, what is that? It was one of the purest examples of God in art that I'd ever seen. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Life Art God Remember My Life Seen I Remember Purest Examples Lightning Like Sort Coming Fitzgerald Bolt Ever Ella Ella Fitzgerald
I think I spent most of my childhood, and my early years as a performer, in student mode. And I think that's OK - I mean, it led me to where I am. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Me I Am Think Early Years I Think Spent OK Student Performer Most Am Years Led Mode Childhood Where Mean Early
It is said an artist spends their whole life trying to get to the place where their heart was first opened up. 'Rent' was that place for me. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Life Me Heart First Opened Said Rent Up Get Trying Artist Where Place Whole
You must be an artist and a citizen of the world. You must speak to this stuff that's happening. You must do what you can to shine a light on it, help people through it. Leslie Odom, Jr.
You People Speak World Light Citizen Shine Must Through Stuff Artist Happening Help Help People
When I step on the stage and sing 'Wait for It,' I'm singing that for everybody. I don't mean I'm singing it for them; I mean, you are their voice. Leslie Odom, Jr.
You Wait Singing Stage Everybody Voice Step Sing Mean Them
When we go and cheer Cynthia Erivo on in 'The Color Purple,' it's because we've elected her to be our voice. She sings 'I'm Here' for all of us. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Our Voice Purple Color Cheer She Because Go Sings Elected Us Her Here
For most of your career, what you're trying to do is to step into other people's shoes. Leslie Odom, Jr.
You People Shoes Other Step Most Trying Your Career
I was a good student; I was a good boy. I got A's, and I did all the papers right. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Good Papers Good Student Student Boy Got Did Right
As an artist, I'm very used to waking up and sort of not knowing what my day's going to be and not knowing where my next paycheck is going to come from. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Day Not Knowing Come Knowing Sort Up Waking Waking Up Very Artist Going Where Next Used Paycheck
It's still a political statement to stand on stage as a person of color and be excellent. We still need those images to combat the narrative we're often fed - as someone innately inferior or inexorably linked with lack. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Political Stage Statement Those Someone Color Excellent Fed Combat Narrative Still Inexorably Linked Inferior Person Political Statement Lack Often Stand Innately Images Need
I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Myself Journey Me Experience Kid Dressing Dressing Room Take Had Put Pictures Make Him Sure Because Said Up Want Room Decorate Really Chance
The only reason to keep talking about history is if you are juxtaposing it with the world that we live in today, if you are learning something about our world by looking at the way they shaped their world. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Today History You Learning World Looking Live Our Way Our World About Something Only Shaped Talking Reason Keep Keep Talking
The record company felt wisely that we should get something out before I left 'Hamilton' or around awards time, and that deadline was not easy. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Time Before Out Easy Record Record Company Something Wisely Deadline Around Felt Hamilton Left Get Should Company Awards
It's about polarization. You're trying to stir up something in your audience. Leslie Odom, Jr.
You About Something Polarization Audience Stir Up Trying Your
I know what feeling broke feels like real well. I know that real well. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Feeling Broke Feels Like Know Well Real
At 14, 15 years old, I started reading 'Backstage' regularly. Eventually, I got enough courage to look at the auditions section. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Courage Old Reading Enough Section Backstage Look Got Auditions Years Regularly Eventually Started Started Reading
None of us get to divorce ourselves from the world. We walk into the theater and bring all of our grief and our pain and our joy with us. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Grief Joy World Walk Pain Our Ourselves Divorce None Get Theater Us Bring
I studied at Carnegie Mellon. I went there with a bunch of really, really talented kids. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Carnegie Kids Studied Talented Bunch Really
We didn't go to Broadway musicals when I was growing up; it was too expensive. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Too Broadway Broadway Musicals Musicals Go Up Expensive Growing Growing Up
I kind of think we sort of subconsciously draw things into our lives, whatever we're trying to work through. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Work Whatever Think Our Our Lives Draw Kind Through Sort Subconsciously Trying Lives Things
If I'm allowed it, I'm really looking forward to a little time on the couch and a little time on a beach in Brazil. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Time Looking Brazil Beach Couch Allowed Looking Forward Little Really Little Time Forward
I know what it's like to be ignored; when I got to L.A., I longed for somebody who looked like me to show me the ropes. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Me Somebody Like Know Looked Got Ropes Ignored Show Who
I think art, at its best, happens on a conscious and a subconscious level. Leslie Odom, Jr.
Art Best Subconscious Think I Think Happens Conscious Level
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