Quotes from Shanice Williams

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.

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.

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

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.

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 really believe in prayer.

I like film, and I like Broadway; I just love performing, so whatever God has for me, I'll be happy to just try it and see what happens because no matter what, if I'm performing, I'll be happy.

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.

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.

My grandparents actually, whenever they got the chance, took me to Broadway, but that started when I was in high school, because that's when I realized... At the very beginning of high school, I realized, 'Oh my gosh. Okay, this is a career choice for me.' So yeah, then they always brought me to New York to see Broadway shows whenever they could.

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.

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.