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Despite initially being wary of playing Aretha Franklin's mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, in Respect, there was never a moment when Audra McDonald didn't want to be part of the movie. "If they had asked me if I would be key grip in the film, I'd be like, 'Yeah, I'll be your grip. I'll get in that union somehow, I'll just bring Starbucks to the set, whatever you want me to do,'" the Broadway icon shared with Popsugar. "So I was never not going to say yes, but it was always about, 'How well will I do? Will I do a good job?'"
Bringing Barbara to life is not a job McDonald took lightly, particularly because Aretha wanted McDonald to be a part of the film. "I feel quite honored that I was able to play [Aretha's] mother. I think that's probably a...
Despite initially being wary of playing Aretha Franklin's mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, in Respect, there was never a moment when Audra McDonald didn't want to be part of the movie. "If they had asked me if I would be key grip in the film, I'd be like, 'Yeah, I'll be your grip. I'll get in that union somehow, I'll just bring Starbucks to the set, whatever you want me to do,'" the Broadway icon shared with Popsugar. "So I was never not going to say yes, but it was always about, 'How well will I do? Will I do a good job?'"
Bringing Barbara to life is not a job McDonald took lightly, particularly because Aretha wanted McDonald to be a part of the film. "I feel quite honored that I was able to play [Aretha's] mother. I think that's probably a...
- 8/13/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
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