Jasmine Cephas Jones

My mom lives on a mountain in the Catskills.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

It's amazing what art can do.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I'm constantly working on music.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

It's fun to play the vixen.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

A lot of the magic is off-Broadway.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Get creative with your friends and just make stuff because you never know where it can end up.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I would tell my younger self not to change for anyone. There's only one you, which makes you unique.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

You hope to be a part of something that makes you a better artist when you leave.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

When you're constantly stuck in your comfort zone, it means you're not growing.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I think 'Hamilton' has made me look at myself deeper as an artist and what I'm looking for as an artist.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Whatever character I play, I want to inspire. I don't want to just be the girlfriend or be the wife.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Oh my God, when I auditioned for 'Hamilton,' I kept messing up the words to 'Say No To This.'

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Sometimes, you go into an audition, and sometimes you're just not on it completely 100 percent.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Speaking my truth. I think that's the number one thing, man. That's my 2018 mantra. Speak your truth, because you hold all…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I'm still a woman of color in this business and there are times when you still have to walk through extra doors…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I remember going on iTunes and 'Hamilton' was like the number one rap album, above like Fetty Wap, which is just impossible,…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

In 'Blindspotting' I play a girl from Oakland, I've got an accent, I've got long, '90s 'Poetic Justice' braids, and in 'Monsters…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I think, any of your audition songs should really be a song that you are so confident with and can pull out…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I took my dad's name to carry on his legacy because acting feels like something I'm meant to do. I want to…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

High school at LaGuardia really was like 'Fame.' People would sing in the halls and look for ways to show off their…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

The first time I'm nominated for an Emmy and I get to share it with my dad who introduced me to theater…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

When people are feeling a bunch of feelings or there's something happening within the world, a lot of people get healing through…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Ever since I did 'Hamilton' I'm really specific with the projects that I choose and the characters I choose and how they're…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I grew up being that kid backstage doing my math homework and my father made sure I knew from everybody in the…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

My father would take me to auditions and put me in the room right in the corner because he was watching me;…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Hamilton' has changed my life in so many ways. I really do have a family from that show. The people that I…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

My SAG card was from doing 'Blue Bloods,' an episode called 'Justice Served.'

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

It's inspiring to play a woman who stands up for herself.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

You have to try things! You have to jump off the edge and run through your fear.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I've lived in the same apartment since seventh grade. It's in my name now; my mom moved upstate.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

My dad, he's a great father, but he's also been one of my mentors.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

That theater community that comes with acting and being in the theater is second nature to me. It's in my blood.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Writing 'Blue Bird' gave me strength, courage, and power from my own words and melodies in a time when I needed it…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I look up to my parents because they were both following their dreams. But I also know the heartache and I saw…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I love being on Broadway and it's awesome and a dream come true but also it's about the work and making sure…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

You have these people that fight wars for their country, and then they come home and they need to attend to their…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

I went to school for singing, middle school at LaGuardia High School. Followed by Berkeley College of Music and afterwards I went…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

Sometimes you get the luxury of having a script for a really long time, and you can get to talk with the…

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

There's no greater feeling than knowing that you helped in transforming someone and moving them through art. It's a beautiful thing.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones

My style changes constantly, but I always love a baggy, ripped-up vintage jean with combat boots and a button-up shirt.

— Jasmine Cephas Jones