--- title: "4 Apollo Quotes By Leslie Uggams" description: "4 Apollo quotes by Leslie Uggams. Plus more from Leslie Uggams and more Apollo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-th_1066085.jpg" --- > [I was very happy to say that I played the Apollo with some of the greats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-the-apollo-with-some-of-the/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-th_1066085.jpg) > [Everybody wanted to play the Apollo and have that on your resume. I played the Apollo up until I was 16 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/everybody-wanted-to-play-the-apollo-and-have-that-on-your-resume-i/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/leslie-uggams-6290_everybody_everybody-wanted-to-play-the-apollo-and_1309760.jpg) > [The audience at the Apollo took no prisoners. They would boo you in a second. It was better than any schooling that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/the-audience-at-the-apollo-took-no-prisoners-they-would-boo-you-in-a/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_the-audience-at-the-apollo-took-no-priso_1819278.jpg) > [Even as a child. I got my first break very early when I won an amateur contest at the Apollo. They couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/even-as-a-child-i-got-my-first-break-very-early-when-i-won-an-amateur/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/177/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_even-as-a-child-i-got-my-first-break-ver_2659917.jpg) ## Other authors on Apollo - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/rick-riordan/) - [Jennifer L. Armentrout 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jennifer-l-armentrout/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-buzz-aldrin-20404.jpg) Buzz Aldrin 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/buzz-aldrin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-armstrong-70673.jpg) Neil Armstrong 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/neil-armstrong/) - [Lisa Kessler 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/lisa-kessler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-f-kennedy-51344.jpg) John F. Kennedy 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/john-f-kennedy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carrie-preston-21406.jpg) Wally Schirra 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/wally-schirra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-lovell-49818.jpg) Jim Lovell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jim-lovell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gene-cernan-37235.jpg) Gene Cernan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/gene-cernan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-pogue-27852.jpg) Charles Duke 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/charles-duke/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/carl-sagan/) ## More by Leslie Uggams > [I'm all over YouTube.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-m-all-over-youtube/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [My career has been a series of breaking through barriers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/my-career-has-been-a-series-of-breaking-through-barriers/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-was-supposedly-named-after-the-bette-davis-character-in-the-letter/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Anything can happen in theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/anything-can-happen-in-theater/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-just-love-happy-i-have-a-little-grand-baby-who-loves-that-song-we/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/my-aunt-eloise-uggams-was-my-first-inspiration-she-performed-on/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Oh, I love Lady Gaga - I think she's so fascinating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/oh-i-love-lady-gaga-i-think-she-s-so-fascinating/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Blues and jazz is our American music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/blues-and-jazz-is-our-american-music/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/it-s-kind-of-nice-to-be-acknowledged-and-that-people-think-enough-of/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-do-so-many-things-it-has-a-tendency-to-confuse-people-they-didn-t/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Black theaters are not given nearly enough attention. We need these theaters to be aware of each other, to help each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/black-theaters-are-not-given-nearly-enough-attention-we-need-these/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [Fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and a change of scenery can be very refreshing and just the lift you need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/fresh-air-sunshine-exercise-and-a-change-of-scenery-can-be-very/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [I respect the gift I was given so I take care of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-respect-the-gift-i-was-given-so-i-take-care-of-it/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/since-i-turned-18-i-have-never-missed-a-vote-for-president-if-you-don/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) > [We need more Black artists writing, performing, directing, and producing Black stories on the main stage - and not just in February!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/we-need-more-black-artists-writing-performing-directing-and-producing/) [Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/leslie-uggams/#itemlist", "name": "4 Apollo Quotes By Leslie Uggams", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was very happy to say that I played the Apollo with some of the greats.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslie Uggams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-the-apollo-with-some-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-th_1066085.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-th_1066085.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/leslie-uggams-6290_apollo_i-was-very-happy-to-say-that-i-played-th_1066085.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was very happy to say that I played the Apollo with some of the greats.” — Leslie Uggams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everybody wanted to play the Apollo and have that on your resume. 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