“There was a lot of the 'Hamilton' experience that was like a locomotiv...” — Leslie Odom Quote

“There was a lot of the 'Hamilton' experience that was like a locomotive. It was a hurricane, so the apartment often looked like a hurricane. There were clothes and shoes all over. We were getting more things in than we had room for. We had to figure out how to make space for all the blessings and goodness coming toward us.”

“You gotta prove yourself. I'm not above that. I will never be above that. Bring it!”

“What goes up must come down; I'm not going to be in 'Hamilton' forever. Everything I work on won't have this kind of success.”

“I think I spent most of my childhood, and my early years as a performer, in student mode. And I think that's OK - I mean, it led me to where I am.”

“I grew up in Philadelphia.”

“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.”

“For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.”

“When I figured out how to work my grill, it was quite a moment. I discovered that summer is a completely different experience when you know how to grill.”

“I didn't need clothes. I was allowed the opportunity to act out moments you don't get the opportunity to experience in your own life, let alone as a character in a film. I didn't feel naked.”

“I do like being in front of the camera more and more. Having experience behind it has taught me about lighting and angles, how to move, and what looks good and what doesn't.”

“The difference between Justin Trudeau and myself is I have had real world experience. I haven't just read books on the middle class and what life is like for them. I've lived it.”

“People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.”