“One of my core beliefs is there’s no such thing as luck, it’s being prepared. So if you do as much as you can, then you’ll go out there...

“There were comments from ballet mistresses that I’ll never forget, unfortunately those things stick with you, the feelings that come...

“At times as an artist you make plans. ‘I’m going to do this. I want to be in a Broadway show. I want to make this concert dance company...

“I have a fraternity brother named Peanut, and Peanut goes up on stage and dies the death of 1000 comedians. So I’m a couple comedians...

“I want somebody who has no idea what it’s like to be black and white to go ‘I relate to that identity struggle.’ Period. Point blank.”...

“It was not lost on me that as a person of color that if I messed up, this door would never be open to another person of color for a long...

“It’s a sacrifice for Black women to say no. If you’re not jumping from Broadway show to Broadway as a Black woman, you are sacrificing...

"Everybody wants to consume Africa in a certain way...they've already taken so much in terms of our stories and our culture...Let us have...

“To live a life that’s thriving doesn’t mean you’re devoid of pain. Because we are beings that exist in multiplicity there is a range of...

“I am so a black artist, but I am an artist first. When you put “black” you are telling the audience they may only relate to a certain...

“I’m one of eight. My mom is white and my dad’s black, most of my siblings are white, so our house was a huge melting pot and there’s so...

“A homeless man walked in who got a ticket off of the standby line and I was reminded of Joe Papp and the Public’s mission and founding...

“There is no musical I can get my brother to come to if I’m not in it and that bothers me. There is nothing, nothing, not a single show...

“When you do something like put a black Huck Finn in front of your face, it forces you to ask deeper questions about race and confront...

“When Amélie closed, I thought, instead of being trapped in doubt and fear, why don’t I leave this contract with wonder and excitement,...

“There’s so many roles that I want to play, but it would be hard to get into the room or be seen for that role because of the color of my...

“I’ve always been a little feminine, but I hid it for years. I never expressed my sensitive side outside of people I felt comfortable...

“Music is healing...Artists have always been activists. Art is about speaking out. Art is about shining light on social justices, social...

“Whoever you are, whatever you are, become more of it. I truly believe that. As soon as you can find out who that is I think it is most...

“Ferocity can come from any group of people. You just have to have a common goal, spirit, and determination because you’ll achieve what...