Interview: Michelle Williams (of Destiny's Child) – Singer and Actress - Page 5

I didn't go to rehearsals as Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child. I went in as Michelle Williams who was a sponge, who wants to soak it all up, who is ready to learn and receive anything that they have to give me. With the director, I didn't care about exposing myself if I was doing a part wrong or missing my lines. I didn't care. I didn't care that he got on me so hard that I cried and almost quit, you know what I mean? It was a cool process because sometimes artists – especially when they make it really big – can get really spoiled and don't take correction and direction anymore.

For me, I'm still learning. I will always take direction. Jada Pinkett said something once that was so profound. I can't quote exactly what she said but she said she tries to goes into different things knowing nothing. As long as you tell yourself that you don't know everything and maybe that you don't know nothing, you will open yourself to just continue to learn something new every single day.

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