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	I went to private school for a very long time, and we always wore uniforms. Then in third grade, I switched to a public school, so I was so excited to wear what I wanted on the first day. I remember I chose this orange hoodie with a skirt, and it's so funny when I think about it now because my style really hasn't changed that much.   
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	I can't work all day and then go home and hang out with the same people. I don't want everything to revolve around the entertainment business. Yes, that's my career, but it's not my life.   
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	I've been able to stay good because of my family and keeping God first. If you don't have God in your life, how are you going to navigate through this world?   
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	Team playing, that's what I see when I'm out there watching the WNBA games. All the girls play as a team, and they have each other's backs, and that's great.   
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	I'm a little bit sillier than past Cinderellas... at least, I am so far. But it's only the second day into rehearsal!   
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	It's hard being a Broadway actor going into film where you have to tone everything down. In theater, everything you're taught is to be big and broad and make everyone feel like they are right next to you, even in the last row of seats.   
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	I'm a workaholic, so I ignore the signs of fatigue and just keep going and going, and then conk out when I get home. It can be pretty stressful.   
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	Not being happy really is my fear.   
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	Follow your heart's truth with no need for personal gain other than the feeling produced when doing what you truly love.   
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	I wasn't that into it or that knowledgeable of fashion until I started working on 'True Jackson.' I feel like it was my duty to learn more because people would feel that I should because I'm on the show. So definitely, that made me more involved with fashion, and now I'm a little fashion guru. It's totally out of control.   
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	I work out. I'm getting toned, too. The Wii Fit really works your body. When I get off, I'm dying.   
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	There's not always going to be something out there for you, especially not a positive role, so once you get up there and start being well known, you can't just think projects will come to you. You have to start doing your own projects because if you don't, you'll miss out, and eventually your fame will be over.   
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	Some of my favorite style icons are Kate Moss and Rihanna, except I'm a little bit younger. I put a little bit more teenage into it.   
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	I've been keeping journals since I was 13.   
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	My work is my life. I've worked so much that I don't know the difference between my personal life and my work, or my personal friends and my work friends.   
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	Anytime you see Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West. Anytime a young black person's doing good, that's motivation for everybody else. Anytime, anytime, it's motivation. Use that fuel to push you forward. That's what I did.   
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	I named my album 'So Uncool' because it defies the ordinary: you're different from everyone else. It's like, being uncool makes you cool because you're different!   
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	We need to stop separating ourselves by how dark or how light we are.   
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	I love a lot of these older actresses, like Cicely Tyson, who played Kunta Kinte's mother in 'Roots.' She was really great, and I like seeing her because every movie she plays, she plays a strong character. As a kid, she was really inspiring to me.   
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	I don't belong to anyone else but myself. I have to make my own decisions. Happiness is defined by me.   
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	I love music and I love acting. I always keep that in the forefront, not all the other distractions around me.   
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	I'm very happy to be part of a generation where you don't have to say that you're gay. It's just like, 'I'm dating a dude,' or, 'I'm dating a girl,' and I love it. I think it's a great time.   
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	You have to understand that when things go wrong in your life, it doesn't mean you need to quit. It means you need to get stronger and change your plan.   
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	As a child actor, you experience a lot of depression and anxiety... Yes, I went through depression, and it was not comfortable. Yes, I struggle with anxiety and being paranoid, trying to figure out who I am.   
