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" The fact that I got to do the 'Hamilton' BET Cypher is a totally crazy thing because I've watched the BET Cyphers since it started. I've seen every one. I study them. Because I'm a rapper. It's what you do. "

Daveed Diggs

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" Writing is writing. It is all about telling stories, and I've been doing that for so long, in all realms, that it all feels like the same thing to me anyway. "

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" The act of being nice to somebody at Starbucks is actually a huge thing. It's a real change you can effect in somebody's life every day. "

" TV is really about keeping things fresh and making sure you have the most energy possible for these very short spurts of time. "

" Often, the people I'm working with on music are separate from the rest of my life. "

" I majored in theater. I did plays. But musicals were not my thing. "

" I didn't aspire to be on Broadway. "

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" I've been sort of gentrification-obsessed. Right before I left Oakland in 2012, I was feeling it. Now I go back sporadically, and the change is drastic. "

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Feeling

" Some people get a Broadway show, and that's their end game, and they want to sit there for as long as possible. And some people have other things they want to do with their life. "

" History is about who tells it. "

" I think rappers spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is new. 'How can I say this in a way that no one has ever said it before?' "

" Clipping is a very specific, concept-y thing. We have all these rules: we don't sample drums. We create all our own sounds. I don't speak in the first person. We come from a background of experimental music like John Cage... Philip Glass. "

" As more doors open for me, I try to always bring people who I know through. "

" Oftentimes, it feels like we spend so much of our life waiting to make art, waiting for somebody to let us do something. You don't really have to do that. You can make it all the time. And 99 percent of the time, it's not going to be a big deal on a global scale. But 100 percent of the time, it's going to make you feel amazing. "

" Daveed Diggs is a very nervous person. "

" There's a lot of spaces that care about what kids are buying. There are a lot of spaces that care about what kids are watching. But there aren't a lot of spaces that care about what kids are saying. "

" I've always been very supported. I've never really been sad. I've just been broke. They are very different things. "

" Everybody from the Bay has a superiority complex because we're dope. "

" If a project feels good to you, say yes. And do it with everything that you have and hope that the outcome is good. "

" I warm up a lot harder for a Clipping show than I ever did for 'Hamilton.' "

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

" I think it's important that your work is in conversation with artists in your community. "

" Being multiracial has allowed me to feel comfortable walking in all different circles. "

Daveed Diggs

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" I think this idea of a big break is a lie. "

" 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. "

" I've always gravitated toward technical music in general. I love jazz fusion. "

" 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. "