Leslie Odom Jr. Quotes

I'm a musical theater guy. That's where I came from. That's where I go whenever I have the chance. It's my first love.

I love musicals. I grew up on musicals.

We got to see Sondheim shows, 'Phantom of the Opera,' 'Cats' and all sorts of stuff. When you're 10 or 11 years old, it's just magnificent. The story-telling, the music - it lifts you out of your seat.

I grew up on musicals, and I love them so much.

I want 'Rent' to last forever.

My two favorite musicals growing up in were 'Annie' and 'Sweeney Todd,' and my best friend and I would sing all the songs when I was a kid.

I have rarely met a musical I haven't liked.

'Broadway Bound' is near and dear to my heart, as it was one of my happiest times on Broadway.

I don't feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling guilty about it. One of my favorite albums to this day is the 10th anniversary ensemble cast of 'Les Miserables,' the ultimate cast recording, and it is still something I love listening to top to bottom.

I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.

I've grown to really love musicals, you know?

I love 'Some Enchanted Evening', and 'If I Loved You'. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.

Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.

The music you love when you're a teenager is always going to be the most important to you, and I find that it's all over the score of 'Hamilton.'

In Broadway, we do love jazz hands.

I love musicals more than anything.

I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I wore that thing out singing along to Barbara Cook when I was eight years old.

I danced in choruses from about 1959 to 1967, in 'Take Me Along,' 'Wildcat,' and 'Subways Are for Sleeping.'

'Once on This Island' is one of my favorite musicals, so to have the lead in that would be great.

'Rent' resonates with people across generations because it's really great art.

I've heard everyone do 'Bring Him Home' from 'Les Miserables.' When Colm Wilkinson did it, I truly never thought I would hear anyone as good, never mind better.

Hamilton' has changed my life in so many ways. I really do have a family from that show. The people that I shared that stage with every night- they mean so much to me and they're so special and so talented. I'm just a fan of every single one of them and it was an honor to share that stage with them.

'The Light in the Piazza' is one of my top three musicals of all time.

I love country songs. I love Broadway.

Most musicals are real crowd pleasers.