American - Actor | January 24, 1982 -
Hip-hop was indifferent to Broadway. We didn't need Broadway, but I think Broadway needed hip-hop.
Daveed Diggs
ThinkHip-HopNeedBroadwayI Think
I get to say 'no' to a lot of things. That, for an artist, is crazy.
CrazyArtistSayThingsGetLot
I didn't know a single musical soundtrack, really, growing up. Nobody listened to musicals. That wasn't a thing I did.
Growing UpNobodyGrowingKnowUp
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 me.' I'd come to New York a lot and never even tried to see a Broadway show. There was no reason for me to do that.
New YorkMeNewWantNothingWay
I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things.
SadNeverAlwaysThingsDifferent
I've always gravitated toward technical music in general. I love jazz fusion.
LoveMusicJazzAlwaysFusion
Using something that is really painful, generally, as the percussive element for a beat, I think is cool.
CoolThinkPainfulBeatSomething
I'm an artist, so days don't start on any regular time.
TimeStartArtistDaysAnyRegular
Broadway was weird.
WeirdBroadway
I've always been a fan of 'Black-ish.'
AlwaysBeenFan
What writing a poem really does - and what figuring how to perform effectively really does - is forces people to listen to you. It frames your thoughts in such a way that grabs people's attentions and forces them to hear the things that you're actually saying.
PeopleThoughtsWritingSayingYou
Learning how to get a point across is pretty useful in any situation.
LearningSituationPointPrettyGet
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