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I don't want to be alone at 80 years old, dripping in diamonds - having never helped anyone. That's not my path. That's not what I care about. That's not what excites me.
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I actually got a play from auditioning for something in 'Back Stage' magazine.
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I'm happy when I have, like, one fan, but the fact that I'm getting fans from different places and different communities, it's really amazing.
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I think that with beauty, people jump to the end instead of starting from the beginning with a good lotion or prep.
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I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!
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If you're cast on 'The Vampire Diaries,' the likelihood of you dying is very good.
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I'm really into kind of finding different masculine pieces and making them feminine. Like cool oxfords.
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I love anything that makes you feel empowered. I'm 'bout that - you can't be scared.
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I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.
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I love a cool bralette paired with a high-waisted jean, maybe with Chanel suspenders and a good platform shoe.
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I run away from super-bandage-style Herve Leger dresses. I think it's sexier for a woman to be in something sheer and loose.
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I love being on tour; I love being on the road. It's the most amazing feeling ever. I live for it; I love it.
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I was raised in Hollywood by my mother.
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Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.
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I started off as a recording engineer and a beatmaker. I was this skater kid that would skateboard to auditions, and then I would use the money I'd make and buy a bunch of equipment and make a bunch of beats. I still am that kid, just with a little more money.
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I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'
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People automatically assume that because you're an actor, you're a blank canvas 24/7. But I can't wear what everyone else wears. If I went to an audition, I'd wear what the character would wear, but the moment I'm done with the audition or done filming, I go back into my high-waisteds.
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It's important to keep your power and not give it up.
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I learned about poise and dignity, and I learned about what it means to be an African-American in television and what that requires in terms of what kind of position you take for yourself and how you define your own reality in a world that is still finding its footing, to say the least.
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I just don't stop working.
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When you're an entertainer, it's hard not to compare yourself with the next person's success. But you have to trust your own journey and your strengths and believe in yourself. I think that's the best place to start.
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I think that with 'The Vampire Diaries,' you never know what's going to happen, and I don't think the characters necessarily know, either. So you can only weigh so much, and then it might just come down to 'kill or be killed.'
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My style is not trendy by any means; my inner artists loves to shine through in my wardrobe.
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I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.