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" I love a lot of these older actresses, like Cicely Tyson, who played Kunta Kinte's mother in 'Roots.' She was really great, and I like seeing her because every movie she plays, she plays a strong character. As a kid, she was really inspiring to me. "

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" It's hard being a Broadway actor going into film where you have to tone everything down. In theater, everything you're taught is to be big and broad and make everyone feel like they are right next to you, even in the last row of seats. "

Keke Palmer

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Down

Everyone

" Comedians like to see people smile. With acting, I love giving people a feeling, an emotion. I like to give people a feeling. When they come away from my scene, I want them to think. "

" I mix my lipsticks a lot. Depending on how I decide to do my eyes, I'll decide to do my lips. I've never really loved wearing only red or purple, and sometimes just pink isn't enough. "

" I definitely want to play someone who's inspired me. I would love to play Aaliyah; it would be personal because I love her so much. "

" I have a few celebrity friends, but I'm really not into the whole Hollywood scene. I like to separate myself from my work. It stresses me out if I do too much of the same. "

Keke Palmer

Out

Too Much

" There's not always going to be something out there for you, especially not a positive role, so once you get up there and start being well known, you can't just think projects will come to you. You have to start doing your own projects because if you don't, you'll miss out, and eventually your fame will be over. "

" Whatever my situation is, I want to show that I'm not perfect, and perfect isn't real. The youth need to know that, especially. "

" I never try to be too sexy. People know when you're not comfortable and trying to be sexy. "

" Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am. "

" The music industry is something that I'm still trying to understand. With acting, I've been doing it for so long that I understand every aspect of it for the most part - there are obviously still more aspects that I need to learn - but I have a grasp on it. With music, I'm still learning. I'm still getting used to it. "

" Follow your heart's truth with no need for personal gain other than the feeling produced when doing what you truly love. "

" Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time. "

" I'm totally normal. I love watching movies and hanging out with my friends at my house. I still go to the mall; I love to text and go on my computer. I'm totally normal - sounds kind of boring, right? "

" I feel like I've been known for having long black hair, so when I took all my extensions out and cut my own hair, it was the most freeing thing, I think, I've ever done. That was my 21st year: I cut my hair, I was doing Broadway; I was living in New York, and I was really having a moment of becoming my individual self, and it was amazing. "

" I don't belong to anyone else but myself. I have to make my own decisions. Happiness is defined by me. "

Keke Palmer

Myself

My Own

" I think you can do anything you put your mind to. I think your mind is the worst thing you can use as a reason to not do something. "

" I'm not a huge musical fan. It's like when people just jump out singing; it's not real. "

Keke Palmer

Fan

Jump

" You have to understand that when things go wrong in your life, it doesn't mean you need to quit. It means you need to get stronger and change your plan. "

" I want to present a very strong and bold image, but with femininity. I love being sweet and salty all together. "

" I decided to not be so dismissive of my music in favor of my acting. Acting has been such a consistent thing for me; a lot of times in the past, I wouldn't have had the confidence with my music to really make it a part of my schedule. I would easily push it to the side, or I would easily take up time that was needed for it. "

Keke Palmer

Confidence

Music

" You can often tell the difference between a singer that grows up in the church and one that just can sing. There's a connection to love and support and care. You feel good when you hear it. You feel the people have so much conviction in what they're singing. They believe it, so you believe it. "

" I went to private school for a very long time, and we always wore uniforms. Then in third grade, I switched to a public school, so I was so excited to wear what I wanted on the first day. I remember I chose this orange hoodie with a skirt, and it's so funny when I think about it now because my style really hasn't changed that much. "

" I love singing and I love performing and just making things perfect. "

" My real name is Lauren. "

" We need to stop separating ourselves by how dark or how light we are. "

" I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me. "

Keke Palmer

Greedy

Best

" When I was a kid, people people would always say, 'Oh you look like Chilli from TLC.' It wasn't until I did 'Akeelah and the Bee' that people started saying I looked like Angela Bassett, but before then it was Chilli. "

" I think I was always joyous, but I don't think I became very aware of positivity and its power until I became older. I always did it naturally, but then I lost it, and it forced me to find it again and appreciate it more. "

Keke Palmer

Lost

Think

" I can't even tell anyone how it feels when I'm acting, I don't mean to say that I don't have to try. But there's something in my heart that explodes, and I feel like I understand. When I'm acting, I feel like so in control and so centered. This is something that I solely get from acting and music. It's like love itself. "

" Just as many people that love me, hate me, too. I get really mean, mean, mean, mean comments on Twitter, and it just comes with the territory. "

Keke Palmer

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Love Me