Anthony Ramos

“There are sad moments - lonely moments - when you're sitting up in your room all by yourself, shooting on location in Atlanta or Vancouver or L.A., and your family's back home. You can miss home.”

“I did an open call for some random show, and afterwards, they said they wanted to meet me for a thing called 'Hamilton's Mixtape.' I was like, 'What? That's not what I auditioned for, but cool, I guess.'”

“As an artist, you can work to make money, or you can be an artist who thinks about their legacy.”

“AMDA was intense. I realized when I got there that I had to play a little bit of catchup. A lot of these kids knew so much about musical theater.”

“It's a blessing to have people who love the art that you make and who are inspired by the art you create and are a part of.”

“I just feel like, especially after 'Crazy Rich Asians,' gentrification isn't affecting art. I am actually more inspired by art now than ever.”

“My go-to app is the TD bank app because I'm constantly checking my bank account. That's what happens when you put all of your money in your savings and leave none in your checking.”

“Looking back, when my cousins and I were kids, we'd put together these little skits - these 10-minute improv scenes. I didn't really understand what I was doing - that I was writing these mini-sketches and acting - but we were all totally into it.”

“Success is doing what you love and loving people while you do it.”

“You answer anger with love. You answer anger with selflessness. The answer to anger is always the opposite thing of anger.”

“Singing was something I only did at family functions, but I never took it seriously.”

“I'm being more selective about what I do, but really, it's just, if I love it, I'ma do it. It's that simple.”

“I started my career because if I'd have done anything else, I would regret it. I truly feel this career chose me more than I chose it. I would say that it's for something greater than me with a little of the creative fulfillment that comes with it splashed in there.”

“The people that are closest to your heart are always the people who were with you when you had nothing.”

“I grew up in Bushwick, and I lived with my mom. She was a single parent with three kids. I've got an older brother and a younger sister. We all were pretty active kids, but school wasn't particularly our strong suit; we were always good at other things.”

“We were all working for 400 dollars a week at the Public Theater and sharing a space downstairs together, so we grew to love each other. That dynamic for me as an original company member is special to me.”

“Baseball was the escape. I played all throughout my childhood.”

“In junior high school, I had this singing group called The Halsey Trio. We would sing songs by The Temptations at school assemblies, so I figured I could do something like that again.”

“We lost our jobs at 'Heart and Lights' at one-o'clock that day. At two-o'clock, I got the call from Telsey telling me I was cast in 'Hamilton.'”

“It's not uncommon to have at least one friend that you used to mess with, and it didn't work out. But still, there's mad love there.”