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 grew up in a nonprofit theater company in the heartland of central California, so I am very aware of the importance… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
The only thing I've ever wanted to do in my entire life is to be on Broadway. — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I played Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and everybody's like, "Well she wouldn't have been this and that, she shouldn't… — 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
Not to get too sort of mystical, but I believe in fate. I believe when roles are presented to me in my… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I never in a million years thought that my life would unfold the way it has. — 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
