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When I was doing 'A Raisin in the Sun' with Sean Combs, we began in bed, and he would give me 10 kisses and an 11th for luck before the play began.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Bed Before Began Doing Give Give Me He Kisses Luck Me Play Raisin Sean Sun Would

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There's a lot of traps you can fall into when you are playing someone who existed. If it comes out just as impersonation, that's bad; it has to be an embodiment. You have to live it, not just sound and look like it.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Bad Embodiment Existed Fall Just Like Live Look Lot Out Playing Someone Sound Traps Who You

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I just wanted to go to New York and be on Broadway, but then I was accepted by Juilliard, where they trained me in classical voice. It was great in the end, but at the time, I thought, 'What am I doing here? This is not my path.' But it was absolutely my path and where I was meant to be.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Absolutely Accepted Am Broadway Classical Doing End Go Great Here In The End Juilliard Just Me Meant Meant To Be New New York Path Then Thought Time Trained Voice Wanted Where York

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Without theater, I don't think I would have thought I was a smart person or excelled at anything.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Anything Excelled Person Smart Theater Think Thought Without Would

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I used to think I needed to have drama at all times, or I wouldn't have the fuel for the performance. Now I know that's not true. That doesn't mean I don't feel it, but I recognize it when I do and put the brakes on. And if the performance isn't what it might have been once, I've learned not to judge myself as much.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Been Drama Feel Fuel Judge Know Learned Mean Might Much Myself Needed Now Once Performance Put Recognize Think Times True Used

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I don't see myself as a perfectionist.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Myself Perfectionist See

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Not to get too sort of mystical, but I believe in fate. I believe when roles are presented to me in my life they're for a very specific reason, something for me to learn.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Believe Fate Get Learn Life Me My Life Mystical Presented Reason Roles Something Sort Specific Too Very I Believe I Believe In

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I used to be really into Bikram yoga.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Really Used Yoga

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Maybe it's because my uncle and my parents were always very involved with the civil rights movement, so I just grew up and I was raised that you have to speak out and look out for your fellow man, woman, and child.

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Always Because Child Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Fellow Fellow Man Grew Involved Just Look Man Maybe Movement Out Parents Raised Rights Rights Movement Speak Uncle Up Very Were Woman You Your I Was Raised

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Some days, I don't recognise my country, and other days, I see people being vocal and passionate, and I think, 'There's my country.'

~Audra Mcdonald

Topics: Being Country Days Other Passionate People Recognise See Some Think Vocal I Think I See

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: July 3rd, 1970

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