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" I think there's a social responsibility that comes with a public platform. Because of the position that I've been put in, I think it's important to use my voice to do as much as I can. "
Priyanka Chopra
Voice
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" I sang the 'Sunday Night Football' theme song two years in a row - my first part in American culture, although I still don't know anything about American football. "
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" I wanted to be cast because I'm an actor and not because of how I look or where I'm from. I'm brown. I want to be able to play a Spanish girl some day or a Mexican girl and learn the language. That's what actors do: we act. "
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" I was bullied by a freshman named Jeanine. She was black and supremely racist. Jeanine used to say, 'Brownie, go back to your country. You smell of curry,' or 'Do you smell curry coming?' "
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" People keep speculating about my personal life because I am evasive about it. "
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