“When I was eight, I was cast to play Marie in 'The Nutcracker,' and I ...” — Michaela DePrince Quote

“When I was eight, I was cast to play Marie in 'The Nutcracker,' and I prepared hard for it. But right before the show, I was told that someone else would be dancing the part because 'people aren't ready for a black Marie.'”

“There is no way that anyone could experience a war and witness all the horror that it brings without gaining a greater respect for life and its possibilities.”

“You don't have to hold on to your past. If you can find a way to overcome the bad parts, great things can happen.”

“The entertainment industry is a microcosm of the real world. To be 'othered' within the industry is a reflection of where we have been cast in the outside world, existing in the margins of society for decades witnessing cisgendered, heterosexual whiteness as the clearly defined default to which we must cater.”

“Yeah, it's funny, working on a show with as large a cast as we have here, your work gets sort of compartmentalized. There's still about half the cast that I've never had a scene with but I have missed working with Terry.”