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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Musically, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim, and I love, love 'Sweeney Todd.'
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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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As a human being, you find a way to survive, moment by moment, every single day of your life.
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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.
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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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My mother taught us all to bake. It literally calmed us down, and she was able to get rid of all her frustrations.