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 guess what I know now that I definitely didn't know as a child, is that being truest to yourself is the… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Every human being has a dream. I think what's special about the American Dream is that it implies, given everything that's happened… — 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 think it's absolutely essential to encourage creativity. I think we come in as these wide-eyed sponges, ready to create and absorb… — 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
I think a part of evolution is the desire to know yourself, and know the world you live in, and discover everything… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Some sort of creativity is within everybody; I think that's just a part of the human spirit. I think there's no human… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
For me, I am constantly forcing myself to evolve, because, I think, to stagnate creatively - there's a certain death that happens… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I find that I'm just drawn to anything that's going to challenge me as an actress. So any time I get a… — 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
