Daveed Diggs

To walk into a casting room full of people who look like you is a crazy thing. What is the thing that…

— Daveed Diggs

I've always gravitated toward technical music in general. I love jazz fusion.

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I didn't aspire to be on Broadway.

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The way we make history exciting to learn about is by breaking down the barriers that are already set up between these…

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All the way on the West Coast, never having seen a Broadway show, it was like, 'They don't want me. There's nothing…

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I get excited to create things that don't exist in the same world as 'Hamilton' because that world is really well done…

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Acting is about finding truth and finding the way to convey the truth.

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My mom is a white Jewish lady, and my dad is black. The cultures never seemed separate - I had a lot…

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The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers…

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It wasn't until I got out in the world and started worked professionally when I realized that the people I admired were…

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That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

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Neither of my parents live in Oakland anymore. They both got priced out.

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I can jump really high, yeah. I'm proud of that. I'll take it.

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The fact that rap has a strict meter and stays to a click means that you have to make your thoughts concise.

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I'm from the Bay Area, so I know a lot about granola.

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I liked being on stage because it gave me a reason to be around people. The other great thing about acting is…

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There's a lot of spaces that care about what kids are buying. There are a lot of spaces that care about what…

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TV is really about keeping things fresh and making sure you have the most energy possible for these very short spurts of…

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I've been sort of gentrification-obsessed. Right before I left Oakland in 2012, I was feeling it. Now I go back sporadically, and…

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That's what hip-hop is - it's about meeting the music where you are, and then you add on top of that. It's…

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I have all of Kendrick Lamar on vinyl.

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College was the first time I felt I really had to choose who my friends were.

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At some point, I'll do more McDonald's commercials if I have to.

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As a kid, you don't have a ton of spaces where you are honored, where what you think is honored and what…

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What writing a poem really does - and what figuring how to perform effectively really does - is forces people to listen…

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