“Donny Hathaway's 'For All We Know' is the song that I've sung the long...” — Leslie Odom Quote

“Donny Hathaway's 'For All We Know' is the song that I've sung the longest. It is a beautiful song about living in the moment and appreciating this very second. That is the song I did for my 'Rent' audition.”

“The bad guys have way more fun, in my opinion. 'Bad guys' in quotes.”

“What's a better foundation for drama? You have power, you have ambition, you have sex... that's the stuff of drama.”

“I'm glad things worked out the way they worked out.”

“I think it was, my parents got me a karaoke machine when I was about 9 years old. Even before that, they got me a tape recorder that I used to walk around my life with. And there was something about recording and then hearing myself back.”

“I know what feeling broke feels like real well. I know that real well.”

“The same requirements we were appreciating in Pep Guardiola when we decided to put him as a coach of the first team, Thierry has many of them.”

“Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more.”

“If someone's in tears or they're leaving the show, it's hard not being able to physically reach out. But Strictly' is such a celebratory, feel-good show, full of warmth and sparkle and joy, I felt lucky to be a part of something that people were appreciating on a whole other level because they were stuck at home.”

“Appreciating what you have accomplished can be empowering.”

“I didn't really start appreciating Picasso until a few years back. I didn't like him at all. But now I can see this world is crazy.”

“When you grow up starving, you cannot point with pride to a book you've just spent six hours reading. Picking cotton, sewing flour bags into clothes - those were the skills my father grew up appreciating.”