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title: "1 Wanted Broadway Quotes By Danielle Brooks"
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> [I always wanted to be a Broadway girl. But once I got Tony-nominated, it really messed with me, because it was like, yes, I'm getting this affirmation that you're right where you're supposed to be, but there was still this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-broadway-girl-but-once-i-got-tony-nominated/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/danielle-brooks-14102_actor_i-always-wanted-to-be-a-broadway-girl-bu_790636.jpg)

## More by Danielle Brooks

> [Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/don-t-compare-your-career-to-anyone-else-s-it-s-tough-when-you-re-in/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [Designing wasn't something that I was always into, but I wasn't able to find clothes that I wanted to wear. I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/designing-wasn-t-something-that-i-was-always-into-but-i-wasn-t-able/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [I've always said that actor years is like dog years: it feels like forever when you're not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/i-ve-always-said-that-actor-years-is-like-dog-years-it-feels-like/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [That's very, very important to me, to give another narrative. And Netflix has not been afraid of doing that, as we see from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/that-s-very-very-important-to-me-to-give-another-narrative-and/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [Luckily my fans are so lovely and I haven't really had to - what's the phrase? - "Clap back at the trolls?" Every now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/luckily-my-fans-are-so-lovely-and-i-haven-t-really-had-to-what-s-the/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [I've always been able to fake my way into confidence. Sometimes I put my own fears aside to make sure I'm being of service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/i-ve-always-been-able-to-fake-my-way-into-confidence-sometimes-i-put/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [Honestly, I haven't always been into fashion because I wasn't seeing myself reflected in the fashion industry ... Clothes are such a big part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/honestly-i-haven-t-always-been-into-fashion-because-i-wasn-t-seeing/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [You reap what you sow, and sometimes the soil can be very dry, and sometimes it will bring a lot of rain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/you-reap-what-you-sow-and-sometimes-the-soil-can-be-very-dry-and/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [It's crazy how your mind works because you can receive hundreds and thousands of all these love posts and all this good affirmation on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/it-s-crazy-how-your-mind-works-because-you-can-receive-hundreds-and/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [I don't have to accept what you think I should look like and I do not accept what you think I should look like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/i-don-t-have-to-accept-what-you-think-i-should-look-like-and-i-do-not/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [It wasn't until I saw 'The Color Purple' on Broadway when I was 15 that I really solidified acting is what I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/it-wasn-t-until-i-saw-the-color-purple-on-broadway-when-i-was-15-that/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [In Greenville, we were blessed to have lots of youth arts programs. I changed middle schools to go to an arts middle school. Then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/in-greenville-we-were-blessed-to-have-lots-of-youth-arts-programs-i/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [Because I've worked with Netflix from the beginning, and that's my first job, I only want to work with creators, producers, and networks that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/because-i-ve-worked-with-netflix-from-the-beginning-and-that-s-my/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [There's 67 percent of women that are in this plus-size world that we live in. And that's over half of the women in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/there-s-67-percent-of-women-that-are-in-this-plus-size-world-that-we/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

> [Personally, I don't want to live with limitations. If there comes a time where I am dying to play Juliet or Macbeth, I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/personally-i-don-t-want-to-live-with-limitations-if-there-comes-a/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

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