“I started out with this 'La Boheme' fantasy, but as you get older, the...” — Leslie Odom Quote

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

“I had no vision of me being a part of that show ever. But I was committed to being the first super-fan of 'The Hamilton Mixtape' that there ever was. I was in love with this thing.”

“'Hamilton' has restored my faith in theater.”

“Oh, Alexander Hamilton fell short of his best self every now and again, and he still managed to do these wonderful things - well, so do I. So what am I capable of?”

“I've realized along the way that a lot of things that I do as a performer are about waiting for somebody to write something for me or develop something for me, but music, music was the thing that I don't have to wait for anybody's permission to do.”

“I don't have any control over the offers that are going to come to me or not come to me. But I can't go backward, and so that's what's tricky.”

“The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.”

“I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money.”

“I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to.”

“I was only in LA for two weeks when I got that job. And I didn't work again for two years.”

“I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.”

“The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.”