I was a little girl with a pot belly and Afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic, and I found the theater and I found my home. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
Without theater, I don't think I would have thought I was a smart person or excelled at anything. — Audra McDonald Copy Share
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
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
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
I think in the end there is one ultimate goal with all my careers, and that is, as a performing artist, you want to… — Audra McDonald Copy Share
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… — Audra McDonald Copy Share
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… — Audra McDonald Copy Share
