A biography for Daveed Diggshasn’t been written yet.
“Being on stage, I know my function. I just do the thing.”
“I was so stressed, man. When I was 17, I was so worried about what the hell was going to happen.”
“I miss doing a straight play.”
“Daveed Diggs is a very nervous person.”
“I went to Hebrew school but opted out of a bar mitzvah.”
“Acting is about finding truth and finding the way to convey the truth.”
“I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things.”
“Everybody from the Bay has a superiority complex because we're dope.”
“I think rappers spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is new. 'How can I say this in a way that no one has ever said it before?'”
“Using something that is really painful, generally, as the percussive element for a beat, I think is cool.”
“I've always gravitated toward technical music in general. I love jazz fusion.”
“I have all of Kendrick Lamar on vinyl.”
“Some people get a Broadway show, and that's their end game, and they want to sit there for as long as possible. And some people have other things they want to do with their life.”
“That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.”
“I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or tempo of the audience.”
“It wasn't until I got out in the world and started worked professionally when I realized that the people I admired were the ones who had taken the little snippets of what they learned that worked for them - and strung them together in their own technique.”
“The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers since it started. I've seen every one. I study them. Because I'm a rapper. It's what you do.”
“I'm from the Bay Area, so I know a lot about granola.”
“I'm aware that not everybody gets that feeling of ease walking through the world that I have.”
“Being multiracial has allowed me to feel comfortable walking in all different circles.”