Brandon Victor Dixon Quotes

Brandon Victor Dixon

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 23, 1981

My No. 1 artistic inspiration in theater is Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I think that it's important to make criticisms of the government as a whole and criticisms of the policies, but to do so in a way that you can invite the individuals who maybe were on the opposition before, or who voted for somebody whom you are in disagreement with... that you open the door for a conversation with those people.

Brandon Victor Dixon

'Rent' audiences tend to be pretty vocal. They scream and cheer a lot.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I practice a personal meditation and have a gala apple before each show.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I feel like the more we speak for and support others, the less we'll have to worry about speaking for and supporting ourselves.

Brandon Victor Dixon

My introduction to Motown was through The Jackson Five and Michael Jackson. Michael's been my greatest creative inspiration, so that's how I really became familiar with Motown as a whole, and as I got older, I learned far more about the other groups.

Brandon Victor Dixon

If people are coming to 'Hamilton' to leave their politics behind, you came to the wrong show.

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I'm artistically critical of my own work.

Brandon Victor Dixon

People talking about making America great again? America's never been great. The greatness of America is in its pursuit of greatness.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I'm an artist - I'm an actor - so when I'm looking for something, I'm looking for stories.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being.

Brandon Victor Dixon

We have to look honestly at ourselves and recognize the positives, the negatives, and the challenges we can overcome.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I think 'Rent' will run forever.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I got to meet Colm Wilkinson once, and I was ecstatic.

Brandon Victor Dixon

The first musical I ever saw was 'Ragtime.'

Brandon Victor Dixon

The producers, the creators, and the cast, we recognize that 'Hamilton' is an inherently American story told by the definition of an American community; we are men and women of different colors, creeds, and orientations.

Brandon Victor Dixon

Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture.

Brandon Victor Dixon

Every experience I've had with 'Power' has been so great, so to become a series regular was fantastic.

Brandon Victor Dixon

I spent summers in my room listening to cast albums, like 'Les Miserables,' every night. I knew it backwards and forwards. I want to be the first black Jean Valjean.

Brandon Victor Dixon

Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.

Brandon Victor Dixon