“Well, 'Roots' for me was just an incredible experience. And I was so h...” — Leslie Uggams Quote

Well, 'Roots' for me was just an incredible experience. And I was so happy to play Kizzy because Kizzy was, even though she was a slave, she was a strong, strong woman.

It's kind of nice to be acknowledged, and that people think enough of you that they want to give you something. So I appreciate it.

TV is more the director's medium. You can be edited right out.

I was a pioneer in doing one thing, but it hurt me in another. I would have liked to have had a record career. But I was stuck with Mitch Miller.

Even after I was twenty-one, people would still come up to me and say 'Aren't you just a child, dear?' Shouldn't you wear high necks with Peter Pan collars?'

I feel like our history and our roots make us who we are.

I understand people want to hold on to their roots.

The Roots are well-respected and considered vanguards in the music.

I'm sort of a Southerner because those are my roots, but my parents are from Iowa.

I have a fun, turnt side, but I always go back. I always have to remember my roots - I try to keep a lot of memories. I try to stay relatable to the people that's where I came from.