“One of my dad's friends from the music industry came over to our house...” — China Anne McClain Quote

“One of my dad's friends from the music industry came over to our house one time and heard me sing, and he said, 'She should audition for this role I have!' So I did! It was a movie called 'The Gospel,' which I did when I was five. That was when I was like, 'I want to do this acting thing!'”

“My sisters and I like a lot of different styles of music, but we're inspired by real artists like Beyonce and Adele.”

“Music and dance influence my style in a lot of ways. Sometimes I go off to work dressed up like I'm going to hit the stage and perform.”

“I was thrown in the deep end at 18 when I got cast in a movie that I didn't audition for. The director just sort of found me and put me in a film, so the decision was really made for me.”

“I want to work with amazing filmmakers and tell important stories, and if I have to audition to do that, I will.”

“I got 'Aurangzeb' because I gave an audition and passed it.”