Quotes About Theater

I was in 'Hair,' which didn't work in London, but it was a show we all believed in.

I remember doing Broadway, I started Broadway in 2005, and, of course, I sing two songs in the play, 'Hairspray'.

I'd love to do Broadway. It's funny. I love it, but I've never actually seen an actual Broadway show, not even 'Hairspray.'

When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal.

We couldn't even contemplate doing 'Hairspray' without a live audience.

I did 'Eubie!' on Broadway with the Hines brothers, 'Comin' Uptown' with Gregory Hines, and then 'Hairspray.'

I absolutely loved my stint on Broadway in 'Hairspray.'

I saw 'Hairspray' at the Pantages in L.A. It came to the Pantages right before I did the movie, and just being in New York sometimes and seeing the marquees and everything like that, I'm like, 'I really, really have to go experience a Broadway play.'

I didn't have an agent until I got 'Hairspray.' I had to get a Broadway show without an agent to get an agent.

It's really a music hall act that we do.

I was a huge ham in school in Atlanta.

'Hamilton' has restored my faith in theater.

It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it.

I've memorized 'Hamilton.'

In the '80s, 'Dreamgirls' was our 'Hamilton.' It was cutting-edge, and it was what made me want to do theater.

Hamilton' is as hard a job as anything I've ever done. It's equally rewarding, but it's very taxing. It's just so hard physically and emotionally to do it, and it just empties you out.

People forget that even the biggest hit shows, like 'Hamilton,' started off-Broadway.

We lost our jobs at 'Heart and Lights' at one-o'clock that day. At two-o'clock, I got the call from Telsey telling me I was cast in 'Hamilton.'

I've been telling people that 'Hamilton' is very much a glimpse of what it's like to be inside Lin's brain.

I'm just an entertainer. All I want to be is funny. I never aspired to play Hamlet.

If I ever play Hamlet, it'll be in a dress!

'Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great.

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

'Hamlet' is the most famous play in the world for a reason. The journey you go on is incredible.