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“I feel like the more we speak for and support others, the less we'll have to worry about speaking for and supporting ourselves.”
“I'm an artist - I'm an actor - so when I'm looking for something, I'm looking for stories.”
“I was a fan of 'Power' before I was working on the show, so I'm excited by every script that comes into my hands.”
“Everyone you talk to in the world, whether they know it or not, because the catalog is so vast, a lot of times people have favorite songs that are Motown songs that they didn't even know were Motown songs.”
“I really only knew the name Berry Gordy growing up, but I didn't know what he looked like or anything about him.”
“The producers, the creators, and the cast, we recognize that 'Hamilton' is an inherently American story told by the definition of an American community; we are men and women of different colors, creeds, and orientations.”
“When you mess up, what are you going to do? Just keep going. And speak loudly.”
“Every experience I've had with 'Power' has been so great, so to become a series regular was fantastic.”
“I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes.”
“Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it.”
“Oh, yeah - 'The Good Wife' was a lot of fun to do. It was a short scene I did, but Josh Charles was very nice, and Julianna Margulies was so sweet. We had a very good time.”
“Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.”
“I got to meet Colm Wilkinson once, and I was ecstatic.”
“I know a lot of people say, 'You're an athlete or actor... and you shouldn't speak up.' I think that makes no sense. No matter who you are, no matter what you do in the country, you're a part of our democracy, and if you have a voice, you need to use it.”
“I spent summers in my room listening to cast albums, like 'Les Miserables,' every night. I knew it backwards and forwards. I want to be the first black Jean Valjean.”
“I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being.”
“As a country, we like to ignore our past. We don't like to look at it.”
“People talking about making America great again? America's never been great. The greatness of America is in its pursuit of greatness.”
“'Hamilton' and 'Shuffle Along' are closely connected because the ensembles are all friends, and they both deal with historical figures and the impact they've made on American life.”
“For me, religion is a political construct, and spirituality is a community construct, and there's a real difference.”