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. ”

The biggest thing Motown did was change our social fabric: the way we interacted with each other as human beings. ”

Berry Gordy has always been this hazy legendary figure that I've known about in my childhood that was responsible for everything that I found important in the world. ”

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it. ”

I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes. ”

Style and image - it's what Motown is about. They had a charm school led by Maxine Powell. There was literally an artists' development department. ”

Oh, yeah - 'The Good Wife' was a lot of fun to do. It was a short scene I did, but Josh Charles was very nice, and Julianna Margulies was so sweet. We had a very good time. ”

Part of the elements of the electoral college is creation. Certainly it was created in slave states and them wanting to balance power, but there's not a specific set of the country always determining who the president is. ”

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. ”

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