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" I'm not a Method actress. I work in the present, the day-to-day. "
LaChanze
Present
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" 'The Little Mermaid' is my favorite of the Disney animated features. And, I could not wait to see it on Broadway. "
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" I'm a theatre doll, and I've always - since I'm out of school - have always been on stage. "
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" I have loved fiercely in my life - a few times. "
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" I want to share the things I've done, the things I've survived, the things I've struggled through. "
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" Coming up through the theater in America, while I have had success, I have had success in certain types of roles. "
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" 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. "
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" I have a very strong connection with God, very strong sense of my faith. "
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" 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. "
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" I am working on music and telling my personal story and sharing my talent on stage. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" The best thing about theatre is that every time we get onstage, the show is new. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" Time just goes on, and... it doesn't stop for anything. "
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" In my house, we couldn't listen to 'Love to Love You Baby.' It was way too salacious back in the day. I remember my mom would turn the station off when that song came on the radio. But, of course, I played my album to death in my bedroom, with the door closed. "
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" I'm an actress: I'm used to being independent, doing for myself. "
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" 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. "
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" Dianne Reeves, a famous jazz singer, would be my biggest influence. "
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" I'm from a part of Florida that is very close to Georgia in the panhandle area. I have a very colorful Southern family. "
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" That's capital L, small a - no space! - capital C, small h, a, n, z, e. "
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" 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. "
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" Without faith, life is futile. "
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" You rarely see a musical being told about the life of a black woman. "
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