Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes

I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 6, 1981

Topics

JourneyMyselfExperienceMeChance

Some people say, 'Maude Apatow is my spirit animal.' I get that a lot. They tweet it to me.

Maude Apatow

AnimalPeopleMeSaySome People

Because of the generation in which I came into the world, there were expectations. Of course there were expectations. It was something having to do with being a respectable Negro woman who would make the people in Baltimore proud.

Anna Deavere Smith

WomanPeopleWorldProudGeneration

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

Anita Desai

TruthAimFantasyRomanceTellAny

The House of Representatives should not be locked down by the decided play of a few in leadership.

Jeff Fortenberry

LeadershipHouseDownPlayLocked

Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him.

John Ritter

WomenI AmPeopleGayKnowActor

The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. I'm sure of that.

Tom T. Hall

TreeReligionSittingFirstOutUp

He can fight terrorists overseas, but he leaves our borders so they can come in here and do their thing.

Tom Tancredo

FightBordersHereComeHeOur

I designed the miniskirt that caused so much havoc in the Sixties - the miniskirt that was such fun but has travelled well to today.

Mary Quant

TodayFunSixtiesWellMuchHavoc

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.

Mike Myers

LoveGreatAngerPeopleThinkGo

Brown v. Board helped unite us all, and gave us all great pride knowing we all are truly E Pluribus Unum - one people out of many.

Mike Rogers

GreatPeoplePrideKnowingOutUs

When you don't have access to a subject, and all you have is ex-members and critics, there is this gravitational pull toward telling a certain version of events. Scientology would say this, and they have a point, that it's like doing a portrait of a marriage in which you're only hearing from the ex-wife and not the ex-husband.

Louis Theroux

MarriageDoingPortraitYouSay

I initially wanted to be a teacher, and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways, but pretty soon I went into the business world. I never did get to be a teacher except in a different way.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

BusinessTeacherWorldBridgesBuild

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