“If I'm allowed it, I'm really looking forward to a little time on the ...” — Leslie Odom Quote

“If I'm allowed it, I'm really looking forward to a little time on the couch and a little time on a beach in Brazil.”

“I think for a lot of us, you know, what 'Hamilton' gave us the opportunity to, what it gave me the opportunity to do, was to go, 'Here's what I've learned in 35 years.'”

“I've spent a long time learning my way around a stage as an actor, but this I don't know as well. Humbly, I'm excited to get with a band and perform regularly as an artist and see what I can learn and how I can grow in that space.”

“I know what it's like to be ignored; when I got to L.A., I longed for somebody who looked like me to show me the ropes.”

“I grew up in the Canaan Baptist Church.”

“I started out with this 'La Boheme' fantasy, but as you get older, the 'La Boheme' fantasy becomes less sexy, believe me.”

“Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today.”

“I always knew that transgenders are allowed to join Miss Universe and win Miss Universe. So they're welcome to join.”

“When I was around 18, I got kicked out of my parents' house, and I wasn't allowed to take anything with me. I slept on YMCA towels for a whole semester in university before my father found out and bought me a mattress. I felt really free because I was finally living on my own, but I was also really depressed because I had nothing.”

“For many, embracing the ideology of Osama bin Laden or ISIS allowed them to become the heroes of their own story as well as actors in a cosmic crusade. For others, a 'cognitive opening' to militant Islam was often precipitated by a personal disappointment or loss.”

“My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved.”