Leslie Odom Jr. Quotes

When I saw 'Hamilton,' it changed my life. It's one of the most beautiful things I saw on stage.

One of the true pleasures of my life has been the work of John Steinbeck. He was one of the people who turned my life around. I had no direct relationship with him, unfortunately.

You cannot overstate, I don't think, the impact of a show like 'Glee' on a generation.

That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.

ABBA was a direct influence on me.

I had always thought of Chris as my kid brother and watching how this kid, as I still thought of him, had affected so many people's lives around the world was incredible.

Today's youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last with such abiding affection into their 'sore and yellow' as this splendid man's creations have in mine!

I have always loved Broadway.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever.

There has been one defining production for me in each decade.

I was an insecure kid. Once I saw 'Hercules' with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn't be here today.

'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.

My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.

I would like to play Broadway!

I absolutely loved my stint on Broadway in 'Hairspray.'

Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films.

None of us really understood exactly how much Star Wars would affect us for the rest of our lives.

Whedon changed my life.

'Turn Me Loose' was Off-Broadway, and now we are making a concerted effort to figure out how to get it to on Broadway.

I did 'Eubie!' on Broadway with the Hines brothers, 'Comin' Uptown' with Gregory Hines, and then 'Hairspray.'

I used to watch the Broadway 'Les Miz' and study it.

I've memorized 'Hamilton.'

'Ragtime' was the most magical show that I've done. I had an incredible experience with that, with the show itself, with the cast, with the audience. The response to that show - my God, it really blew me away, the reactions to that show, the way it changed their lives and altered their thinking, their own self-discovery.

When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'