Quotes
"I didn't say to myself 'I want to be an actress' or anything like that. But I loved film, and I loved what they did." St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 1, 1988
"The first play my mother ever saw I was in." Chicago Tribune November 30, 1997
"I didn't have dance lessons or anything when I was growing up.... I didn't have background in the arts at all. I used to like to pretend when I was a kid, so I would hide in the closet and make up stories and pretend to be other people." Chicago Tribune November 30, 1997
"When you stop acting is when you feel it. On your day off, everything shuts down and you have to start all over again at the next performance.... There is nothing else quite like the high of live theater." The Plain Dealer December 14, 1997
"When you meet somebody that are in the final stages of their life, the other person, or the healthy person, is gonna do all they can to keep you living. The person that's going through it, ...after they have been fighting for so long, you just reach that fork in the road where you can keep going down that path of struggle. Or you can stand where you are, and accept where you are, and accept it as a blessing. And that's a very powerful place to be. It's good to let people know that there is life. There is life. There is life. There is life. That it doesn't stop you from being able to live. And it doesn't stop you from being able to love. And to find the love of your life, at the end of your life is an amazing thing. It's just a gift from God." Lost, Season Two On Location extras DVD, 2006
While working in the Ebony Repertory Theatre production of A Raisin in the Sun Caldwell said she had done the play "...enough times to play every character except Mama. I've played Ruth, and I've even played Travis in a high school production." LA Stage Times March 23, 2011
"Remember three things in this profession - dream, have faith and practice your craft. Keep your dream alive; allow yourself to sit and dream of the life you desire. If you want to play Lady Macbeth, practice her at home. Keep the faith and know that there is a community of others like you that you are a part of. It's helpful to realize that most of us within the community have struggled, overcome and persevered; and if the right opportunity doesn't present itself - create your own vehicle." Equity News October/November 2011
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