Tituss Burgess

I feel most at home when I'm alone. That's not sad. It's just I feel closest to source and connection when I'm by myself.

So much of what I do is inspired by and for the LGBTQ community and for everyone but, just, being a theater kid and wanting to do stuff that represents us in a positive light.

I make amazing fried chicken. The secret is taco seasoning.

I know that I need my coffee in the morning, and I don't want to talk to anybody at the start of my day!

I feel like communication is the same whether you're cooking for someone or singing or writing a song or writing a play or ordering from McDonald's.

I feel like I've always had a sordid sense of humor, and it's only gotten more twisted as I've gotten older.

My microphone went out in the 2009 Tony Awards. It was my big moment, and I was so excited to perform and lead the cast; I sang 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat.' Every actor dreams of standing front and center on the Tony Awards, and I start to sing, and you hear this crackling. I had no idea what to do - were they going to stop a live telecast?

For me, having walked through Times Square so many times as a broke and starving artist, as a TV star, and now having other hopes and dreams, it just represents possibility and the moment of full circle.