I auditioned for Julliard because I wanted to live in New York, and I wanted to be on Broadway at the time. Julliard seemed like right way to get there. Audra McDonald Read Quote
The arts are so important not only to society but to ourselves as human beings. It keeps in touch with our own humanity. So access to the arts in any way, shape, or form is vital. Audra McDonald Read Quote
I grew up in a nonprofit theater company in the heartland of central California, so I am very aware of the importance that company had not only on my life but my community. Audra McDonald Read Quote
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience’s ears. It’s not the typical Southern dialect that we’re used to. It has a much more percussive rhythm to it. Audra McDonald Read Quote
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience’s ears. It’s not the typical Southern dialect that we’re used to. Audra McDonald Read Quote
Anytime I get the chance to sing or work with Michael John, it is such an incredibly fertile and incredibly creative and safe and encouraging environment – and challenging, too, because he is so collaborative! Audra McDonald Read Quote
One thing that is constantly on my iPod is India Arie – I like her a lot; I listen to her a lot. I think she is just a spectacular artist. Audra McDonald Read Quote
I loved my time doing ‘Private Practice’ in Los Angeles, and I was quite challenged and excited to learn about the art of television, but I missed being on the stage. Audra McDonald Read Quote
When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that I know I never thought I could possibly have. Audra McDonald Read Quote
