“'Rent' opened up my heart, my senses. I was never the same. I hadn't b...” — Leslie Odom Quote

“'Rent' opened up my heart, my senses. I was never the same. I hadn't been back in that place in the same way since. 'Hamilton' put me back in that place.”

“The time I spent in New York when I was 17 gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams with my whole heart.”

“You go see a great production of 'Romeo and Juliet,' where those kids are full of life and love, you hope and forget.”

“That was the bat signal for me - 'Rent' changed my life. It took me years before I got beyond that show.”

“I've been fortunate in my life. It hasn't been easy, but there has been a focus on the positive, and it has reverberated. Eventually, the outlook mirrors itself back to you in the friends you have, in the partner that you choose.”

“As an artist, I'm very used to waking up and sort of not knowing what my day's going to be and not knowing where my next paycheck is going to come from.”

“I can close my eyes and start walking through 'Hamilton' at any given time, and I'll tear up because I remember day in and day out, eight shows a week, walking on stage, seeing everybody that I love.”

“Being a part of the 'Hamilton' family has been the most thrilling and rewarding experience of my career.”

“In the state of Florida, we've got a lot of issues. In fact, we've got 99 issues, and 'Hamilton' ain't one of them.”

“I want to do an action movie where they say, 'Go the gym and get ripped like Linda Hamilton.'”

“It's not about doing something that's as big as 'Hamilton.' That may never happen again, and that's okay.”

“I'm always either listening to 'Hamilton,' which makes me cry, or Giggs, who makes me laugh.”