Black Quote by Leslie Uggams Download Open image “To see a musical with mostly black actors, even at 10 I knew that was special.” — Leslie Uggams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Black Even Knew See Special Theatre
It's funny because I went to a predominantly white school, but for some reason they always picked the musicals that were supposed to be… — Dane DeHaan Copy Share Image
Back in the 1970s, it was mostly all-black audiences coming into the theaters. So, we presented stories they could relate to. — Rudy Ray Moore Copy Share Image
I think I am the first person of color to direct a major white play on Broadway. In 1993? That's astounding to me. And… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that… — Georg Stanford Brown Copy Share Image
When I was 10, I knew there was something different about me. Everyone was football-mad, but I just wanted to watch musicals and see art. — Bruno Tonioli Copy Share Image
I got into [acting] so late because of sports. And then when I was in grad school, I sort of got lulled into basically… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an… — Don Cornelius Copy Share Image
I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black. — Stephan James Copy Share Image
I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the… — Loni Anderson Copy Share Image
I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as… — D. B. Sweeney Copy Share Image
The first role that I got on Broadway was supposedly for a white man. But I had some producers who fought for me and… — Tituss Burgess Copy Share Image
I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I just love 'Happy.' I have a little grand baby who loves that song. We'll play it and dance around. Pharrell's conveyed a feeling… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
It's kind of nice to be acknowledged, and that people think enough of you that they want to give you something. So I appreciate… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I do so many things it has a tendency to confuse people. They didn't know where to put me. So they put me nowhere. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
Black theaters are not given nearly enough attention. We need these theaters to be aware of each other, to help each other. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
Fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and a change of scenery can be very refreshing and just the lift you need. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
When you go to a club it's not about being black or white or heavy or thick. I'm shaking my ass because I want… — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When you're scared - and I mean really scared, not just hearing a noise in the night, or standing toe to toe with someone… — Alexander Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and… — Colin Marston Copy Share Image
We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final… — Frank B. Wilderson III Copy Share Image
Hollywood is so fixated on keeping it that way because it's generating the buzz, but that representation isn't right. I definitely feel like it's… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
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