Daveed Diggs

I call myself a nerd all the time.

— Daveed Diggs

As a kid, I was very shy.

— Daveed Diggs

Daveed Diggs is a very nervous person.

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My favorite Prince album is 'Sign o' the Times.'

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I think this idea of a big break is a lie.

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History is about who tells it.

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I have all of Kendrick Lamar on vinyl.

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I miss doing a straight play.

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Often, the people I'm working with on music are separate from the rest of my life.

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

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I was so stressed, man. When I was 17, I was so worried about what the hell was going to happen.

— Daveed Diggs

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

— Daveed Diggs

I'm aware that not everybody gets that feeling of ease walking through the world that I have.

— Daveed Diggs

Being an emcee onstage is mostly about crowd control, about monitoring energy levels.

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I went to Hebrew school but opted out of a bar mitzvah.

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

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

— Daveed Diggs

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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I didn't know a single musical soundtrack, really, growing up. Nobody listened to musicals. That wasn't a thing I did.

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There's no reason for somebody who's good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They're different parts of your brain. You…

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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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Using something that is really painful, generally, as the percussive element for a beat, I think is cool.

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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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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 reason you write something that is exciting and visceral is to force people to hear what you have to say, especially…

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It's funny because as a rapper, there is - and this is something that Clipping challenges all the time - there is…

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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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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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Oftentimes, it feels like we spend so much of our life waiting to make art, waiting for somebody to let us do…

— Daveed Diggs

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

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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…

— Daveed Diggs

I didn't aspire to be on Broadway.

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I'm fascinated with the regionality of rap music.

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I'm an artist, so days don't start on any regular time.

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

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

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Recording vocals has the same kind of physical demands as you experience a lot in theater work.

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

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

— Daveed Diggs