I do so many things it has a tendency to confuse people. They didn't know where to put me. So they put… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
It's kind of nice to be acknowledged, and that people think enough of you that they want to give you something. So… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I was responsible for having a clean image. I wanted people to have respect for black people. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
Young people have a tendency to criticize what they really don't know. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
People have a tendency to think of me either as a little girl or as very old. — 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
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… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I worked with a comic at the Apollo, and his jokes weren't so good. So people used to bring groceries to the… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I started off working with Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington at 9. Then on to working with Elvis and… — 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
