There's a very old tradition of theater actors doing their own makeup. It's like putting on your mask. There's an element of storytelling involved in it - you put on your character when you put on your makeup. At least,… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I think I've learned, really, just how to let go - if an idea doesn't work, or it's not perfect, that's O.K. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
There was a saying going around the theatre: It's a train, and you can jump on at any point whether you're a lover of… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
We did a student-initiated project of 'A Little Night Music', which was the first time that all of the divisions - music, dance, drama,… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I'm half-Chinese and half-Caucasian. My grandparents came here from China. My father was born in New Jersey. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I'm trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
There's no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
'Hamilton' just asks us all to go a little bit deeper: whether you're a hip-hop fan seeing musical theater for the first time, or… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I didn't know anything about Eliza when I first got the call about 'Hamilton.' Tommy Kail, the director, asked me if I wanted to… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been really cool… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
My mother took my brother and I to a production of 'The Tempest', and it was in this very small - it could have… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
On long car rides, we would always listen to the 'Blues Brothers' soundtrack and try to emulate everything that Aretha Franklin was doing. There… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I eat a light but sustaining dinner before the show: a bunch of greens and some non-gluten quinoa or rice. I'll have a snack… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
When you're on a show schedule, everything is heightened. You're always aware of what works and what doesn't so you can be at your… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
