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

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" I think a lot of audience members don't realize the part that they play in live theatre. The audience actually has a mood. Sometimes they're tired and bored, and we have to wake them up and engage them. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I have a very strong connection with God, very strong sense of my faith. "

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

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

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

" 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 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 Little Mermaid' is my favorite of the Disney animated features. And, I could not wait to see it on Broadway. "

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

" I am working on music and telling my personal story and sharing my talent on stage. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The best thing about theatre is that every time we get onstage, the show is new. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You rarely see a musical being told about the life of a black woman. "

" Without faith, life is futile. "