There was always music in our house and my mother was a Cotton Club dancer for a short time. But they never… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
Because our daughter Danielle never let us know she wanted to sing until she was in college so we weren't tested being… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
We were lower middle class and my parents really wanted me to have an education and have a real job and not… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
People used to say, 'Your mother's always with you.' My mother would say, 'That's right!' — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
We were surrounded by people who saw that in me. Milton Berle's mother told my mother, 'She has talent.' — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
You know what I pay attention to? Butts in the seats. That's what my mother used to say: 'Are there butts in… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
My mother was not a show business mother but I saw plenty of those mothers. If the kid didn't get the audition,… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
Nobody thought in racial lines. At least, not in our neighborhoods. Everybody looked out for everybody else. Each mother took it upon… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
My parents were not the typical kind of showbiz parents where everything had to be, you know, study, study, study, study, when… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I had an aunt Eloise, my father's sister who was on Broadway in 'The Blackbirds of 1928,' then she did a stint… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
I just love 'Happy.' I have a little grand baby who loves that song. We'll play it and dance around. Pharrell's conveyed a feeling… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
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… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
I do so many things it has a tendency to confuse people. They didn't know where to put me. So they put me nowhere. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
Black theaters are not given nearly enough attention. We need these theaters to be aware of each other, to help each other. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
Fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and a change of scenery can be very refreshing and just the lift you need. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
Since I turned 18, I have never missed a vote for president. If you don't vote, you don't get the right to complain. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
We need more Black artists writing, performing, directing, and producing Black stories on the main stage - and not just in February! — Leslie Uggams Copy Share
