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" I grew up an only child, and I always felt as if I didn't fit in. In middle school, in grammar school, and even high school, I just didn't feel like I fit in. "

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" When you get to Hollywood, it takes you out of your life. It makes you feel cool when you think about all the great things to come out of this town. "

Shanice Williams

Cool

You

Think

" I never thought I'd be doing TV. I've always loved it, but I felt like I was just going to do Broadway because that was what I wanted to do the most. "

" When I get older, if they ever do a project about Audra McDonald's life, I would love to play her, or even play her daughter in something. I love her. "

" My generation probably didn't connect with 'The Wiz' the way that other generations did. "

" I started singing in my church choir, and then when I got to middle school, I had the coolest musical theatre director, and we actually did 'The Wiz' in seventh grade, and I was Addaperle, and my grandma was like, 'Why didn't you audition for Dorothy?' But I was too nervous for that. "

" Definitely had a lot of training since a young age. My teachers in high school have always helped me, gave me encouragement, taught me so much. "

Shanice Williams

Training

Age

" Just do what makes you happy and try. Just go out and audition. "

Shanice Williams

Happy

Audition

" My dream job would be starring in a lead role on a Broadway musical. "

" I went to Los Angeles for acting, and I thought that's where I wanted to go, and I found out that I didn't belong there. "

Shanice Williams

Thought

Los Angeles

" 'Once on This Island' is one of my favorite musicals, so to have the lead in that would be great. "

" I'm very optimistic about the future, because... Okay, with Audra McDonald, even just on Broadway, they cast her in shows that are usually not played by African-American women, so she's very inspiring to me just because of that, you know what I mean? "

" All my vocal coaches have been pretty great. Thank God. "

" I'm from New Jersey. But I went to school in Los Angeles and all across the country. So, I can totally connect with missing home. "

" I think it'd be cool to be in film and television, but I never thought that would happen. "

" When I got to high school, I was going to do sports, but I got kicked off the volleyball team because I kept missing it for musical theater. "

" I definitely learned that when you stay humble, you really focus on the work, and you remember that it's about the work. And you have people working with you who support you and love you, then nothing can go wrong. "

" I was eating cereal on my couch when I saw the first commercial for 'The Wiz' on TV. I dropped the spoon and the tears came out of nowhere. "

" The most important thing is to stay humble because there are always people telling you that you're this and that you're going to do that. "

" I've never seen a show at my high school because I was always in them. "

" I'm a Jersey girl, but I went to college in L.A. I can connect with the feeling of wanting to come home. "

" I just want to go to Disneyland. I need that a lot, to just let everything go, go on some roller coasters and have fun. "

" It's important to believe in yourself because if you don't believe in yourself, then no one else can believe in you. "

" I was one of the ones in my generation who actually did connect with 'The Wiz,' even though it was not on Broadway or the movie wasn't big anymore by the time I was of age to notice. But I was into it in middle school. "

" Everyone at a point in their life is struggling to find out who they are and where they belong. "

" You have to be 110% focused all of the time. It's hard when everybody is saying, 'Oh, you're so amazing.' You have to remind yourself to stay humble. "

" There's pressure with everything. "

Shanice Williams

Everything

Pressure

" I would really love to go back to college, if there's any way I could to do it, and maybe minor in business. "

" You have to be focused all the time. "

" I want to do everything and be good at it. "

" I just feel like it's believing in your instincts or believing in yourself to do something crazy. That's why it's important to believe in yourself and trust yourself. "