J Diggs Quotes & Sayings

I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you. — Taye Diggs

minorityhood is a state of mind, Mr. Diggs. It is a sense of powerlessness, of being out of the mainstream, of being here on sufferance. I refuse to let others define me that way. I tell my fellow Muslims: No one can make you a minority without your consent. — Shashi Tharoor

On the set I never know what day of the week it is. — Taye Diggs

I think the picture in Jet magazine showing Emmett Till's mutilation was probably the greatest media product in the last forty or fifty years because that picture stimulated a lot of interest and anger on the part of blacks all over the country. — Charles Diggs

Let's just say its not a stereotype that black women are less submissive and harder to deal with. Being around all them black women made me really miss my wife. — Taye Diggs

I've always been attracted to independent women, but the idea that someone could be independent and still kind of put herself second at times was pretty interesting. — Taye Diggs

You just don't see the same type of all-purpose entertainers nowadays. — Taye Diggs

I'm a choreographer and I love watching 'The Bachelorette.' — Taye Diggs

My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle. — Taye Diggs

It's a trip but it hasn't crossed over to the point where women are throwing their panties at me. — Taye Diggs

In talking about the [Emmett Till murder trial], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation of witnesses and fear on the part of blacks to testify, in racial situations in particular. For someone like Mose Wright and others to testify against white defendants in a situation like this was historic. — Charles Diggs

I'm always up for going back to the stage. — Taye Diggs

I jump at any chance to go back into theater. — Taye Diggs

The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man. — Taye Diggs

I think I am less of a prankster and more of a jokester. — Taye Diggs

All my friends from my past would know me as Scott Diggs. Taye Diggs comes from Scott-taye. When I went to college I liked it because it was so different and I have an infatuation with nicknames. — Taye Diggs

One of my favorite films is 'Pretty Woman.' — Taye Diggs

'Rent,' for me, was a significant time in my life because it was my first break. It was my first professional job. I also met my husband in that cast, Taye Diggs. — Idina Menzel

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film. — Taye Diggs

I love apple juice. — Taye Diggs

But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway. — Taye Diggs

Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me. — Taye Diggs

The only tough thing is admitting to my wife how much a certain article of clothing costs. — Taye Diggs

I smiled. You mean like a psychic imprint? I know your assistant director of the Preternatural Division, and I mean no disrespect, but I never got the feeling you believed in magic as an investigative tool.'
From the book 9 Incarnate - Caitlin Diggs Series — Gary Starta

I'm living my life and I found a woman who I love. — Taye Diggs

Growing up, I was a nerd. With actual taped eyeglasses. — Taye Diggs

The whole issue is that everyone would love to do theater, but it doesn't pay enough, so to do music theater on TV, that's the ultimate dream. — Taye Diggs

I'm always singing and dancing and getting up in people's faces. — Taye Diggs

Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me. — Taye Diggs

I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house. — Taye Diggs