It doesn't matter where you are: theater brings people together. — Phillipa Soo Actor Copy Share Image
I went through a phase when I was watching a lot of foreign films, just itching to get out of the suburbs… — Phillipa Soo Cinema Copy Share Image
'Hamilton' is, of course, closely tied to the Obamas because Lin first performed the opening number at a White House poetry jam. — 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… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not as good as people who consider themselves beatboxers. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I think in general, people are baffled by love and what it does to them and how far they'll go to have… — 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
I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been… — 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… — Phillipa Soo Actor Copy Share Image
I came to New York for school, and then I did this amazing show that was received very well, with a great… — Phillipa Soo Amazing Copy Share Image
I love the collaborative process. Getting to meet new people and really building something with them is such a wonderful way to… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky. I made a choice, getting out of school, to follow the work and the people that really struck… — Phillipa Soo Accident Copy Share Image
Doing a show eight times a week is kind of like doing yoga or tai chi. A vinyasa is the same every… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I find it's nice when I can be a listener and absorb things coming at me. It's important, especially for me, when… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
Everyone has a different interpretation of characters we know and love from Shakespeare, from 'Miller'. There's specific things about them that are… — Phillipa Soo First person 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… — 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… — Phillipa Soo Grandmother Copy Share Image
Right out of school, I did this show called 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.' It is based on a… — Phillipa Soo Classical 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… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
During the winter of 2013, we were running 'Comet' up in midtown - as opposed to downtown - and across the street… — Phillipa Soo Broadway Copy Share Image
My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school… — Phillipa Soo Happiness 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,… — Phillipa Soo Dance Copy Share Image
My mother took my brother and I to a production of 'The Tempest', and it was in this very small - it… — Phillipa Soo Actor Copy Share Image
As a woman, it's nice to hear people at the stage door say, 'I didn't even know! She's a woman, and that's… — Phillipa Soo Amazing Copy Share Image
I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination. — 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 feel more like an American citizen now than I ever had, and it's artistically fulfilling. — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I wake up around nine, drink a cup of coffee, answer some emails, and ease myself into the day. — Phillipa Soo Coffee Copy Share Image
I'm trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me. — Phillipa Soo Character Copy Share Image
When I go into a theater, I'm very excited to turn off my phone. But then, of course, I get anxiety. — Phillipa Soo Anxiety 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
I learn something new about love every day. For example, loving yourself is just as important as loving other people. — Phillipa Soo Day Copy Share Image
I hope they're reminded that joy is very easy to access if you just put down your phone, look at another person,… — Phillipa Soo Connection Copy Share Image
That's kind of just the nature of our business, is that you're really putting a lot of energy and time and care… — Phillipa Soo Business Copy Share Image
You get to crack the code of the play. You get to really pick at it and see, 'What is the story… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the… — Phillipa Soo Coffee Copy Share Image
