It was hard knowing that you walk into a store sometimes, and you're wearing a baseball cap and a hoodie and some baggy jeans, or your skin is a little darker, and the clerk is just staring at you a little bit harder. The cops treat you a little differently.

Anthony Ramos

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I just want kids to know that, no matter what your circumstance is and no matter where you're from, you can always make a way. There's always a way out of or a way in to do something - that thing that you want to do.

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The people that are closest to your heart are always the people who were with you when you had nothing.

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My biggest influence is my big brother.

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We were all working for 400 dollars a week at the Public Theater and sharing a space downstairs together, so we grew to love each other. That dynamic for me as an original company member is special to me.

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You answer anger with love. You answer anger with selflessness. The answer to anger is always the opposite thing of anger.

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I'm being more selective about what I do, but really, it's just, if I love it, I'ma do it. It's that simple.

Anthony Ramos
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Singing was something I only did at family functions, but I never took it seriously.

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It's not uncommon to have at least one friend that you used to mess with, and it didn't work out. But still, there's mad love there.

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As an artist, you can work to make money, or you can be an artist who thinks about their legacy.

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Money will come, and opportunities will come, but the only thing we don't get back is time.

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I did an open call for some random show, and afterwards, they said they wanted to meet me for a thing called 'Hamilton's Mixtape.' I was like, 'What? That's not what I auditioned for, but cool, I guess.'

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Baseball was the escape. I played all throughout my childhood.

Anthony Ramos
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Just speaking from growing up in the projects, it was hard for me to take dance classes or voice classes because I didn't have money. Or learn an instrument because I didn't have the money to buy one.

Anthony Ramos
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I just feel like, especially after 'Crazy Rich Asians,' gentrification isn't affecting art. I am actually more inspired by art now than ever.

Anthony Ramos
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It's a blessing to have people who love the art that you make and who are inspired by the art you create and are a part of.

Anthony Ramos
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The only thing that matters is how you feel in the moment and what you think is the right choice in that moment.

Anthony Ramos
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There are sad moments - lonely moments - when you're sitting up in your room all by yourself, shooting on location in Atlanta or Vancouver or L.A., and your family's back home. You can miss home.

Anthony Ramos
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We lost our jobs at 'Heart and Lights' at one-o'clock that day. At two-o'clock, I got the call from Telsey telling me I was cast in 'Hamilton.'

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In high school, baseball was life. My senior year, I had the highest batting average on the team. I was one of the starting pitchers. I wanted to play Division III ball and eventually coach.

Anthony Ramos
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I started to lose my love for baseball. I knew I needed something else, so I auditioned for something called 'Sing,' which I thought was a talent show.

Anthony Ramos
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