84 Quotes by Daveed Diggs

I can jump really high, yeah. I'm proud of that. I'll take it.

That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

Typically, my advice to young artists is not to wait for someone to allow you to do the thing. Just do the thing, and they'll catch up.

I was really aware, even while it was happening, that the discovery of arts education in my life sort of saved my life.

I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or tempo of the audience.

I liked being on stage because it gave me a reason to be around people. The other great thing about acting is it allows you to imagine circumstances different from your own. I was a poor Bay Area kid getting to pretend to be a Russian aristocrat.

We're very used to seeing a huge diversity of white people. You never just expect two white people on TV to feel the same way.

I felt so loved and taken care of, and that's a huge part of the reason I'm able to do what I do.

The fact that rap has a strict meter and stays to a click means that you have to make your thoughts concise.