Anna Kendrick Quotes

I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where 'Rent' was a big deal for me and for my friends.

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• Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.

  

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• Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.

  

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• The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.

  

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• I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.

  

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• I don't have anything interesting to conceal or reveal in my private life, and it is really only my work and professional life that I want to talk about.

  

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• I don't let anything kill my spirit.

  

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• I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.

  

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• I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where 'Rent' was a big deal for me and for my friends.

  

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