Leslie Odom Jr. Finds His Power
Leslie Odom Jr. Finds His Power
The actor on the strength he found in playing the legendary songwriter and producer Sam Cooke, and the key conversation with a mentor that kept him on the path toward his breakthrough in Hamilton
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When Leslie Odom Jr. was about to turn 30
, he thought about quitting acting. He had been hustling for a decade in Los Angeles by then, nabbing small TV spots here and there. He loathed the unpredictability, and the thought of another decade of not knowing whether he would ever be able to get a mortgage or pay down his student loans.
because of the beginning. she s playing the piano her. it s her cover of sam cook s you send me . darling you send me darling you send me darling you send me honest you do, honey you send me darling you thrill me my gosh. baby you thrill me honest you honest you do . this is very personal for me. one of the greatest blessings of the work that i do is that i get a chance to meet and have conversations with some really
this is one of mine right now, and i love this song so much because of the beginning. she s playing the piano her. it s her cover of sam cook s you send me . darling you send me darling you send me darling you send me honest you do, honey you send me darling you thrill me my gosh. baby you thrill me honest you honest you do this is very personal for me. one of the greatest blessings of