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" So much of what I do is inspired by and for the LGBTQ community and for everyone but, just, being a theater kid and wanting to do stuff that represents us in a positive light. "

Tituss Burgess

Community

Light

Positive

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Peculiar

Breed

" 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. "

" When I cook at home, most of the people I cook for want to be in the kitchen while I'm cooking. I love nothing more than someone monitoring how much salt I put into something, how much pepper I add - but nothing that you can offer is going to sway how I decide to deliver information to you; you'll either receive it or you won't. "

" The older I get, the easier it is to be all of me. "

" I'm writing a musical. I am. I was able to buy the rights to 'The Preacher's Wife,' which starred Whitney Houston... I'm writing a whole new score and all the lyrics for it. "

" I know that I need my coffee in the morning, and I don't want to talk to anybody at the start of my day! "

" I hover closer to earth than I do the clouds. "

" Personally, I'm very private, so when my door is closed, it means I'm unavailable, and when it's open, it doesn't mean you can come in. "

" I fell asleep during 'The Dark Knight Rises.' I fell asleep during 'The Hunger Games,' all of them. I cannot stay awake. As soon as a movie starts, I'm asleep! "

" I know that I need a lot of sleep, and while I'm filming, I probably won't get it. "

" 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. "

" You put it out there, you go film it, you go write it, you go record it... but the fans are the ones who decide it. "

Tituss Burgess

Film

Fans

" I came from the Sticks, literally. I grew up in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, just outside Athens, Georgia. "

Tituss Burgess

Outside

Athens

" I was on 'Blue Bloods.' Which I think got cut. "

" Even on my worst days... the influx of joy that I get from interactions with fans... is a treat. "

" This is a fickle industry. Here today, gone tomorrow. I don't want to spend all the time reflecting. I want to spend it doing. "

" Taking care of children was not something I was good at. "

" I collect musical theatre anthologies. I have a whole library of them. "

" I'm comfortable airing my laundry. I don't think one thing's dirty or clean. It's just what I wear. "

" When it's your turn, it's your turn. That's just the way it is. "

" We were always in church, and always singing, so once I realized that music was something that I had a knack for, I sort of latched onto it, and it helped give me an identity and figure out who I was as a person. It informed my way into theater, which informed my way into television. "

Tituss Burgess

Church

Music

" I had this one audition - I won't say the casting director's name, but she was on the phone the whole time I sang. I was literally doing my audition, and she was on the phone. So I guess whatever it is she was ordering for lunch was more important than the high C's I was belting out. "

" The people I've met have been inherently delicious and warm and appreciative. It makes those 14-hour-days so worth it. "

" When I need to exorcise a demon, I grab whatever score is going to house the song I need to sing out of my system, and I sing it. "

" I can call up a friend and have them meet me for a drink in 20 minutes, and suddenly, the night unfolds into this glorious, uniquely New York situation. I wouldn't give it up for the world. "

Tituss Burgess

New York

Night

" I'm very much an introvert. "

" I don't go out much. I have people over, and I cook dinner, or we play the piano, or we watch TV. "

Tituss Burgess

Dinner

Watch

" I am one of the lucky ones, to work with comic giants. "

Tituss Burgess

Lucky

Comic

" I tell you, my naps are epic. They win awards. "

" 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. "