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" I have this tough exterior, but inside, I'm very mushy and soft. "
Rosie Perez
Soft
Exterior
Tough
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" I have a picture of all of us going to a club with my friends from 'Soul Train.' All the girls just going out to a nightclub, and we're all dressed like we were dressed on 'Soul Train.' It was the most surreal experience for me because I walk into the club with them, and people started screaming. 'Oh my God! It's the 'Soul Train' dancers.' "
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" Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing. "
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" You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great. "
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" Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time. "
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" If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever. "
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" Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing. "
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" I don't watch TV series, but I watched 'Friday Night Lights' because I'm a sports head. "
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How
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" I had a ball on 'Soul Train.' "
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Had
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" With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it. "
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" I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it. "
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" I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not so great. Especially, back at college, it was not so great. It was pretty tough. "
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