“It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on ...” — Mos Def Quote

“It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.”

“That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.”

“My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.”

“Activities that seem to represent choices are often inert reproductions of accepted practice.”

“When I walked up on stage at the Emmys, and when people stood up, it was a really sort of emotional, overwhelming moment. It was like I had been accepted.”

“I wound up graduating from the Los Angeles County School for the Arts as a theatre major and then was honored to be accepted into Carnegie Mellon's Musical Theatre program.”