Exposing yourself to many kinds of art can only lead to amazing things. It helps you learn about your own art, your own taste, what kind of art you want to create for yourself. — 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
