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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Musically, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim, and I love, love 'Sweeney Todd.'
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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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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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My mother played guitar by ear, and all of us sang except my father, bless his heart.
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Everyone makes mistakes, and we need to learn to forgive ourselves.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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No one was created to be alone.
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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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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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'Miscast' is a family affair. It highlights so many different aspects of the industry in that one night, and it's a great evening.