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" 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. "

LaChanze

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" It's still hard for me to think about Sept. 11 sometimes. I'm still angry. It's hard to watch my daughters, Celia and Zaya, grow up and know they'll never see their father. They'll always be 9/11 girls, and I wish I could shield them from that. Everyone has an immediate pity for them. It is a sad thing, but the girls are also so happy. "

LaChanze

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" 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. "

" 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 went to see 'Kinky Boots' to see my friend Billy Porter in his groundbreaking performance. But while backstage, I was hoping for a chance to meet this young, dynamic performer Annaleigh Ashford. Her comic timing was brilliant. And she is obviously a triple threat. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have a very interesting story to tell, and people always want to hear about it. They know I'm a 9/11 widow, and I always get comments on that and being an actor and raising my daughters by myself. "

" I believe in divine intervention. "

" I have loved fiercely in my life - a few times. "

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

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

" Who doesn't love Donna Summer's music? It was part of my childhood, always heard around the house. "

" 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. "

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

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" I want to share the things I've done, the things I've survived, the things I've struggled through. "

LaChanze

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

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

" Dianne Reeves, a famous jazz singer, would be my biggest influence. "

" 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. "

LaChanze

World

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