I played Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and everybody's like, "Well she wouldn't have been this … - Audra McDonald

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All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.

Audra McDonald

I played Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and everybody's like, "Well she wouldn't have been this and that, she shouldn't be playing it. " Well I'm going to do it and I did it. I've been warned my entire life and I've persisted and that's what I hope my children will do as well.

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