Daveed Diggs is an actor, rapper and singer. His journey to the top has been anything but easy- with a few setbacks along the way. But Daveed has never let these challenges stop him from pursuing his dreams of becoming a successful performer. He was born in Oakland California on March 24th, 1982 and grew up around music as both of his parents were jazz musicians who played professionally. In 1999 he attended Berkeley’s School of Theatre where he majored in Drama. After graduating school he auditioned for one role after another until finally landing himself some roles on Broadway which led to him being cast in 2008 as The Beast in the Tony Award winning musical Avenue Q. We are glad to present you the strongest phrases from Daveed Diggs.
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To be rapping in a musical on Broadway is just–that sentence doesn’t make any sense in my brain. — Daveed Diggs
I make the energy to go out. You can’t let the Broadway schedule run you. — Daveed Diggs
That’s the great thing about how ‘SVU’ works. They work with so many Broadway actors, they are very used to getting us out in time for the show. — Daveed Diggs
DAVEED DIGGS QUOTES ON SPACE
As a kid, you don’t have a ton of spaces where you are honored, where what you think is honored and what you say is revered. — Daveed Diggs
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. — Daveed Diggs
I’m from the Bay Area, so I know a lot about granola. — Daveed Diggs
I have this thing. I can rap really fast. I can rap really, really fast. It’s a thing I’m good at and I’ve trained myself to do; it’s a thing I do in the Bay Area. — Daveed Diggs
DAVEED DIGGS QUOTES ON WRITING
The tricky thing about fast raps is not really the delivery of them; it’s the writing of them, with consonants close enough together that you don’t trip up over them. — Daveed Diggs
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. — Daveed Diggs
Writing rap songs is about flow, about one word blending seamlessly into the next and creating a thing that is possible to perform in a way that feels natural. — Daveed Diggs
There’s no reason for somebody who’s good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They’re different parts of your brain. You can develop both skills. I’m a much better writer. — Daveed Diggs
Inspiring Phrases From Daveed Diggs
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. — Daveed Diggs
I think people understand I’m not actually the real Thomas Jefferson. — Daveed Diggs
History is about who tells it. — Daveed Diggs
Neither of my parents live in Oakland anymore. They both got priced out. — Daveed Diggs
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I’m an artist, so days don’t start on any regular time. — Daveed Diggs
That’s the great thing about being a teenager. You think you’re a genius. — Daveed Diggs
Being an emcee onstage is mostly about crowd control, about monitoring energy levels. — Daveed Diggs
Various Statements From Daveed Diggs
I’m aware that not everybody gets that feeling of ease walking through the world that I have. — Daveed Diggs
I was really aware, even while it was happening, that the discovery of arts education in my life sort of saved my life. — Daveed Diggs
I call myself a nerd all the time. — Daveed Diggs
Often, the people I’m working with on music are separate from the rest of my life. — Daveed Diggs
My parents are not together, but they were both always around. — Daveed Diggs
