Christopher Jackson

I've never wanted to do just one thing. I don't have an attention span for that. I can focus really well on one thing - what's in front of me.

Well, I went to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy - I went to the conservatory - for acting.

I know it's going to sound cliche, but we're all artists just trying to tell a story. Whether it's on television or whether it's in a theater, you just hope that people are moved.

I get great joy from being a part of a play that doesn't take itself too seriously.

The reach of 'Hamilton' never surprises me. It's always a delight to meet someone who's seen the show.

One of my first public performances was singing hymns at a funeral for a friend of our family.

I grew up singing in church. My family owned funeral homes so I would sing for the occasional funeral, as well.

I've had to make time to really explore all the amazing things that are out and try to understand the history of how fashion has moved through modern times and how it shaped everything, from overall aesthetic to design to how it's influenced the great artists of our time.

If you look back throughout the history of Broadway, there's always been periods where writers and producers have delivered the kind of things that people want to see, while at the same time pushing the form along.

The idea that you can make one speech or one movie, or express a thought or show the injustice of a particular time, you hope that it resonates, and you hope that resonance will last. You hope that it would create change.

I don't ever take a day 'off.' If I can't work, I won't work.

The emergence of social media in the Broadway fan's life - it's sort of a serendipitous thing for us and for a lot of shows. I always wonder what 'Rent' would've felt like through that lens.