Keala Settle Quotes
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Stevie Wonder was a big influence in my life.
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We all have fears! Don't lie! We all have fears.
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I was successfully hiding from the world on Broadway for about 25 years.
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If someone puts a character in front of me - no matter what it is, whether there has been a film or not - I want to be that character, not imitate it. There's a difference - a big difference.
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I used to not walk out the door; I was so afraid. Everything from, 'You shouldn't be here,' down to, 'Girl, don't wear those pants.' I was so sad. I tried my best to not even look in a mirror!
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I wake up in the morning, and I look in a mirror, and I go, 'Is this really all I got? Is this all the universe has given me?'
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Musically, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim, and I love, love 'Sweeney Todd.'
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My mother played guitar by ear, and all of us sang except my father, bless his heart.
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The parts that I get to play are not based around the European beauty standards: They're more about character, and I love that.
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I was never one of those actors who believed, 'I'm so gonna be an ingenue.' I already knew that wasn't gonna happen, and I decided not to torture myself with it.
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I'm an actress who likes to work as much as possible, so I'm very grateful for all these opportunities.
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Everyone makes mistakes, and we need to learn to forgive ourselves.
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No one can bully me better than me. I'm the first person to the party going, 'Don't worry - you don't have to cut me down, 'cause I'm already there.' I struggled with all those voices and gave them so much power, to the point where they took over my life.
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As you get older, whatever your struggles may be - how you sound, how you look, how you dress - you grow into yourself a little bit more. You end up realizing the world wants you and not a carbon copy of six other people.
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When I was younger, my mother wanted me to look like Claudia Schiffer. I was like, 'We're not even German, but all right.'
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We weren't wearing shoes on a full-time basis until prom.
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To be honest, being a fat girl, when people are telling you you need to eat, it's the biggest thrill of your life.
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What is so beautiful about a composer and a lyricist is that their job is to push a story along and not halt it.
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I loved dancing.
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On days I'm not working, I don't wear a ton of other makeup, but if I have to look like I care, I'll use this By Terry Ombre Blackstar eye shadow stick in Frozen Quartz and Eyeko mascara.
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I was causing trouble in high school, and in order to get me to stop and to pass, they put me into theater, and I ended up winning a Shakespeare competition. All I had to do was imitate people properly, and I ended up going to the finals when I was about 16.
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Women put ourselves through so much. Really, everybody does; it's not a gendered thing. I think all of us are always gonna be tortured by some sense of inadequacy, no matter what. I don't know if there's a way to tell people not do this to themselves.
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No one was created to be alone.
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I woke up one day and thought, 'Enough is enough with bullying myself.' The war is within you, and that's also where it's won. You just have to tackle your insecurities and then let them go.