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" As an actor, you go in your own personal life and pull from your personal life, so that's what I do. "

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" Naturally you want to be the best mom you can, but then also you want to be the best performer you can. "

" I can't stand adversity and stress and drama and tension. I can't function in that environment. If I have anything to say about it, we're going to get rid of it so that everyone can just relax and have a good time. "

" What I always liked best about myself was my resilience, especially in this business with all the 'no's,' the doors closed in my face. "

" I was born in St. Augustine, Florida. I lived there till I was about 13, and then my family moved to Connecticut. I finished school there, and then I went to college in Philadelphia and came to New York in '87. I wasn't finished with school - I left school to go on the road. "

" The theater community will always remain a big part of my life, and I hope to re-join the cast of 'The Color Purple' at some point down the road. "

" I am an African-American woman of dark skin tone, and there are very specific roles that are usually given to African-American women of a darker hue. Let's start with 'Once on This Island': peasant girl. Let's go to 'The Color Purple': young girl, beaten. Let's go to 'Ragtime': Her baby's taken. "

" The majority of the roles I've played are women who have been either impoverished or subjugated in some way. So while I've been fortunate enough to have success because these roles exist, they are stereotypical roles. "

" When I make people laugh and I get to laugh, it does my spirit good. "

" You know when you see a play and there is a character whom you know so well that you hate them and love them at the same time? That is Michael Potts' portrayal of Turnbo in August Wilson's 'Jitney.' "

" As an actress who has performed in theater for over 17 years, my experience performing in 'The Color Purple' has been a truly life-changing journey. "

" I believe in divine intervention. "

" As singers, we're always taught to sing forward and place everything in the front of our resonating chambers. Donna Summer always sang in that space and had it naturally. Her muscle memory, the way she was built - she was a natural singer. "

" That's capital L, small a - no space! - capital C, small h, a, n, z, e. "

" I try to take time to find joy out of life, and I don't take a day for granted like I used to. "

" I always had a strong faith, and I always relied on God for a lot. "

" I'm a Patti LuPone fan. She's incredible! I love Patti LuPone. I know people talk about her being difficult to work with sometimes. Whatever. "

" Theater is structured. You're plugged into a system. It's relentless. You're expected to do certain things every day. You have your tasks. "

" I'm not a Method actress. I work in the present, the day-to-day. "

" I really studied her singing, trying to see what it was about her that made her such a natural, incredible singer. Because sometimes as a singer, you really have to work to reach a certain note. And for Donna Summer, it seemed effortless. "

" In my own one-woman show, 'Feeling Good,' I talk about my childhood and write a letter to my younger self in the show. The most important thing I would tell her is to trust my instincts. Just trust them. They're little whispers from God, I think. You've heard it a million times, but it's true: Listen to that inner voice. "

" Coming up through the theater in America, while I have had success, I have had success in certain types of roles. "

" I basically came from nothing and turned my life into something. "

" Time just goes on, and... it doesn't stop for anything. "

" We all have to believe in something in order to exist successfully in this world and to enjoy our time here, which is short. I know that. "

" I'm from a part of Florida that is very close to Georgia in the panhandle area. I have a very colorful Southern family. "

" One of the greatest things about the theatre is how it can completely change the way you see the world around you. 'Dear Evan Hansen' did this for me. "

" I'm an actress: I'm used to being independent, doing for myself. "

" I was a very ambitious, young actor, grateful and getting out there, working hard. I was single-minded in pursuit of my career. I am also the oldest of seven and had this extreme responsibility for everyone around me. I was a caregiver and not taking care of myself as much as I should have. "

" I believe that everything is divinely inspired. Bad things happen - they do - but I also think that when these bad things happen, there's an equal and opposite force that is happening, and there is good. "