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> [In the performing arts you have to have thick, thick, thick skin, because of all the rejection you face on a daily basis, and the fact that work never lasts for very long. But you need thin, thin, thin skin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/in-the-performing-arts-you-have-to-have-thick-thick-thick-skin/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

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## More by Audra McDonald

> [Anytime I get the chance to sing or work with Michael John, it is such an incredibly fertile and incredibly creative and safe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/anytime-i-get-the-chance-to-sing-or-work-with-michael-john-it-is-such/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [One thing that is constantly on my iPod is India Arie - I like her a lot; I listen to her a lot. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/one-thing-that-is-constantly-on-my-ipod-is-india-arie-i-like-her-a/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [And I found the theater, and I found my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/and-i-found-the-theater-and-i-found-my-home/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [I was a little girl with a pot belly and Afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic, and I found the theater and I found my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-was-a-little-girl-with-a-pot-belly-and-afro-puffs-hyperactive-and/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-find-that-i-m-just-drawn-to-anything-that-s-going-to-challenge-me/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-choose-things-that-challenge-me-i-was-afraid-of-the-camera-that-s/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/when-you-become-a-parent-it-blows-you-open-in-ways-that-you-never/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [Without theater, I don't think I would have thought I was a smart person or excelled at anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/without-theater-i-don-t-think-i-would-have-thought-i-was-a-smart/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-feel-a-connection-to-many-songs-that-i-won-t-sing-because-i-don-t/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-ve-spent-my-whole-career-trying-to-stay-out-of-any-box-that-anyone/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time. Julliard seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-auditioned-for-julliard-because-i-wanted-to-live-in-new-york-and-i/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [I used to practice Tony speeches in my bathroom with my hairbrush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-used-to-practice-tony-speeches-in-my-bathroom-with-my-hairbrush/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [I think in the end there is one ultimate goal with all my careers, and that is, as a performing artist, you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-think-in-the-end-there-is-one-ultimate-goal-with-all-my-careers-and/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [I guess what I know now that I definitely didn't know as a child, is that being truest to yourself is the greatest weapon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-guess-what-i-know-now-that-i-definitely-didn-t-know-as-a-child-is/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

> [Every human being has a dream. I think what's special about the American Dream is that it implies, given everything that's happened with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/every-human-being-has-a-dream-i-think-what-s-special-about-the/)

[Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/)

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