I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time.… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I'm addicted to those moments when you're on stage and the audience is so quiet you could hear a pin drop and… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I just wanted to go to New York and be on Broadway, but then I was accepted by Juilliard, where they trained… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I'm taking opportunities as they come; I really am. Not to get too sort of mystical, but I believe in fate. I… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
You feel the communion of the collective consciousness in that moment when you're on stage doing something and the audience is absolutely… — 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
It's easy to spend - especially in this day and age - to spend your time not being in the present. It's… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
I used to think I needed to have drama at all times, or I wouldn't have the fuel for the performance. Now… — 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
