60 Quotes by Christopher Jackson

When I was doing 'In the Heights,' I was the co-music supervisor for 'The Electric Company' on PBS, so I was writing songs all day, doing the show, staying up until 3 A. M. Writing more songs, recording demos in the intermission in my dressing room.

I'm used to multitasking... I like it that way. I like when things are busy. I strive off the pace.

Well, I went to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy - I went to the conservatory - for acting.

Because for every Lin Miranda performance, there's some young person out there saying, 'Oh, I can write something like this.' Or, 'I didn't think that this was possible.' It opens a world of possibilities.

The emergence of social media in the Broadway fan's life - it's sort of a serendipitous thing for us and for a lot of shows. I always wonder what 'Rent' would've felt like through that lens.

I approach most every job that I do with some sort of team ideal involved.

My most important jobs are to be a father and a husband, and so some things have to wait.

I grew up singing in church. My family owned funeral homes so I would sing for the occasional funeral, as well.

I get great joy from being a part of a play that doesn't take itself too seriously.