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" Outside of the oppressive nature that the South offered to the black people, black gay people, black gay people who happened to be Christian, who wouldn't want to leave? I couldn't wait to get out of there. "

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People

" I am well aware of my good fortune, and I only hope to diversify so I can do what I'm already doing for more people as opposed to being so large and so great that I no longer want to do the thing that got me here. "

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Hope

I Am

" My microphone went out in the 2009 Tony Awards. It was my big moment, and I was so excited to perform and lead the cast; I sang 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat.' Every actor dreams of standing front and center on the Tony Awards, and I start to sing, and you hear this crackling. I had no idea what to do - were they going to stop a live telecast? "

" My mom is quite religious, and she got the name Tituss from the Bible. It's one of the smallest books in the Bible. I don't know why she added an 's,' but she just did. "

" People have to work to maintain happiness. It's easy to be miserable. It's easy to stay miserable. It's easy to live in a place where nothing's working and not being able to work your way out of it. It's much harder to choose happiness, to choose laughter, to choose a positive. "

" To somehow shrink so that you might be more comfortable is a foreign language to me. It's a trait that I've never had. And that I hope I never, ever have. "

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You

Hope

" There is still a great deal of self-hatred that we refuse to deal with because we are still measuring ourselves against the norms of a masculine, heterosexual world. That is the backdrop with which we measure the man. "

" I get to play some zany, multilayered, very complex individuals. "

" I prayed fervently for a series regular job on a show that had the perceived caliber of talent that '30 Rock' had. "

" I'm a walking contradiction on so many levels. I'm gay, black, and a Christian. "

" I'm black. I'm gay. I'm culturally Christian. I am a walking target on so many levels, and it is horrifying and a cross that very, very many of us who look like me have to bear. "

Tituss Burgess

I Am

Gay

" I never had trouble within the audition room. That is a room that I control. So while I certainly experienced versions of what Titus Andromedon was going through, I never experienced the self-doubt. "

" Outside stimulation makes me nervous! "

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Makes

Nervous

" I'm very much an introvert. "

" I don't enjoy attention as much as people may think I do. "

" I hate L.A. Can't be bothered. "

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Hate

Bothered

" Sondheim is New York. "

" The critics are not writers - they're not a part of the creative process; therefore, they should not influence how I go about doing my next bit of work. "

Tituss Burgess

Work

Creative

" Honestly, racism is something learned, not something that you just pick up one day and wish to dislike someone. "

" I worked at Ruby Foos early on as a host. I was only there for a little bit, but I had several odd jobs to pay the bills before that. And being in New York for the first year, I got here in 2003, and it was a very exciting but very scary time not knowing how you would make ends meet and me trying to meet people. "

" I've always given attention to detail. I've always given my heart and soul into a lyric, into a line. "

" I have always thought to do my best work. "

" Why invite you to dinner if I can't cook? "

" The first role that I got on Broadway was supposedly for a white man. But I had some producers who fought for me and allowed me to come in. "

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Got

Man

" Ellie Kemper I just adore. She is such a warm, generous actor, and we have this wonderful rapport off camera, and that's very important. "

" I get to do some unbelievably layered things. The material that I'm given is so complex, and I'm so grateful for it, so I welcome any opportunities to push boundaries. "

" Here's what I'm going to say about that: my personal thought about the brilliance of 'Peeno Noir' as proven by the fans' appreciation is that, when watched back, what makes it so exciting is the random locations and the random costume changes and the multiple shots that we've done all over the city. "

" It's important for me to talk about my life as a gay man, not gay themes per se, in my work. "

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Life

My Life

" I think Donald Trump has put America in great danger, and I think he's done a disservice to us even if he doesn't win. I think his effect is going to be kind of lasting. "

" I'm a Pisces - I can't rest if you aren't resting well. "