I've been sort of gentrification-obsessed. Right before I left Oakland in 2012, I was feeling it. Now I go back sporadically, and the change is drastic. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
To walk into a casting room full of people who look like you is a crazy thing. What is the thing that necessitates all… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
I've always gravitated toward technical music in general. I love jazz fusion. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
The way we make history exciting to learn about is by breaking down the barriers that are already set up between these people. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
All the way on the West Coast, never having seen a Broadway show, it was like, 'They don't want me. There's nothing there for… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
I get excited to create things that don't exist in the same world as 'Hamilton' because that world is really well done and doesn't… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
Acting is about finding truth and finding the way to convey the truth. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
My mom is a white Jewish lady, and my dad is black. The cultures never seemed separate - I had a lot of mixed… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers since it… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I got out in the world and started worked professionally when I realized that the people I admired were the ones… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
Neither of my parents live in Oakland anymore. They both got priced out. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
