I think for a lot of people that are in performing arts, it's easy to fall into the trap of starting to… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I'm still an artist who's searching, trying to evolve, an artist who - nine times out of ten - is dissatisfied with… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
All you can do is do good work, and do the good work for the sake of doing the good work and… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I think it comes down to the type of personality that the performing arts seem to attract. And that's outgoing, very sensitive… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
In the performing arts you have to have thick, thick, thick skin, because of all the rejection you face on a daily… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I think in the end there is one ultimate goal with all my careers, and that is, as a performing artist, you… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
The arts are so important not only to society but to ourselves as human beings. It keeps in touch with our own… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I loved my time doing 'Private Practice' in Los Angeles, and I was quite challenged and excited to learn about the art… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Anytime I get the chance to sing or work with Michael John, it is such an incredibly fertile and incredibly creative and safe and… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
One thing that is constantly on my iPod is India Arie - I like her a lot; I listen to her a lot. I… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I was a little girl with a pot belly and Afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic, and I found the theater and I found my… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I find that I'm just drawn to anything that's going to challenge me as an actress. So, anything that's going to help me grow. — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera - that's why I chose to do 'Private Practice.' It's not like… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Without theater, I don't think I would have thought I was a smart person or excelled at anything. — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I feel a connection to many songs that I won't sing because I don't think they are right for me! There is something in… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I've spent my whole career trying to stay out of any box that anyone could put me in. 'I'm going to do a play… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time. Julliard seemed… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
