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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Without faith, life is futile. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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