Leslie Odom, Jr. Quotes

I got my Equity Card with my Broadway debut when I did 'Rent.' I was in high school, and I came to New York to do that show.

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• I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'

  

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• Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.

  

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• In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.

  

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• At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.

  

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• Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.

  

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• I got my Equity Card with my Broadway debut when I did 'Rent.' I was in high school, and I came to New York to do that show.

  

  Leslie Odom, Jr.
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