Ariana Grande when asked what was the biggest challenge she faced with “Wicked”:
“Maybe knowing that so many people didn't trust me or didn't think I was capable of doing it, including many people in the room even before I auditioned, influenced me. I wouldn't say it scared me, but it was certainly something I had to protect myself from so as not to be destabilized. So, I ignored all this and focused on this job that I dreamed of doing since I was 10 years old. I believed in myself at the time, so why not trust the little girl I was rather than them?”