A biography for Jasmine Cephas Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“I would tell my younger self not to change for anyone. There's only one you, which makes you unique.”
“When you're constantly stuck in your comfort zone, it means you're not growing.”
“My mom lives on a mountain in the Catskills.”
“That theater community that comes with acting and being in the theater is second nature to me. It's in my blood.”
“Hamilton' has changed my life in so many ways. I really do have a family from that show. The people that I shared that stage with every night- they mean so much to me and they're so special and so talented. I'm just a fan of every single one of them and it was an honor to share that stage with them.”
“You have to try things! You have to jump off the edge and run through your fear.”
“You have these people that fight wars for their country, and then they come home and they need to attend to their mental health, and they can't get a job. That's a real thing.”
“Ever since I did 'Hamilton' I'm really specific with the projects that I choose and the characters I choose and how they're portrayed. I was meaningful with my craft before, but I think after doing something that can change people, the direction in how I go within this business has changed too.”
“Writing 'Blue Bird' gave me strength, courage, and power from my own words and melodies in a time when I needed it the most.”
“It's amazing what art can do.”
“I've lived in the same apartment since seventh grade. It's in my name now; my mom moved upstate.”
“I look up to my parents because they were both following their dreams. But I also know the heartache and I saw how hard it is and that you really, really gotta love what you do.”
“I remember going on iTunes and 'Hamilton' was like the number one rap album, above like Fetty Wap, which is just impossible, like a Broadway cast album.”
“In 'Blindspotting' I play a girl from Oakland, I've got an accent, I've got long, '90s 'Poetic Justice' braids, and in 'Monsters and Men' I play a girl from Brooklyn.”
“High school at LaGuardia really was like 'Fame.' People would sing in the halls and look for ways to show off their talent.”
“You hope to be a part of something that makes you a better artist when you leave.”
“Sometimes, you go into an audition, and sometimes you're just not on it completely 100 percent.”
“It's fun to play the vixen.”
“When people are feeling a bunch of feelings or there's something happening within the world, a lot of people get healing through music, or a lot of people's go-to entertainment to find some answers or understand something.”
“A lot of the magic is off-Broadway.”