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" I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do. "

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" I remember watching Barbra Streisand and seeing Jennifer Grey in 'Dirty Dancing' - these were people who acted like me and looked like me. Now it's great that everyone on 'Glee' is so unique and people can relate to us and look up to us. "

Lea Michele

Now

People

Remember

" Theatre just fills me up so much. "

" Film is an itch I have yet to scratch. "

" I have loved 'Les Miz' for so long. It was the first Broadway show I'd ever done. "

" Sarfati. That's my real last name. I don't use it a lot because I got 'Lea So-fatty,' 'Lea So-farty' at school. "

" New York is who I am. "

Lea Michele

York

I Am

" I've known since day one of working on 'Spring Awakening' - back in 1999 - that it was special. "

" I am a very outspoken person, and if something makes me uncomfortable, you will know that it makes me uncomfortable, but that's as far as it goes. "

" Working out for me is something I do when I feel like it. But it's really about feeling good and taking care of my body rather than having to fit into any sort of model or anything like that. I try to eat well, and everything I do is really just to make me feel my best so that I can come to my job or my personal life and just feel really good. "

" I have been involved with 'Spring Awakening' for six years. I am 20 now - I just turned 20 in August - and I originally auditioned when I was 14 years old. I auditioned for Michael Mayer, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. "

" When it comes to 'Glee,' I feel like I've been in a relationship, and now I can mingle a bit. "

Lea Michele

Now

I Can

" I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out. "

" I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk. "

" When I was a little kid, my mother and I used to watch the 'Golden Globes' and I would dress up and she would get sparkling apple cider and we would make a tray of hors d'oeuvres and watch it together. And I would get up and make a pretend speech. "

" I make a vegan baked ziti. And even though that doesn't sound enjoyable, it really is. "

" I don't go out to clubs. You'll never see me on a table at a bar, jumping up and down. "

Lea Michele

Up And Down

Never

" I was never pretty enough to be the pretty girl and I was never quirky enough to be the quirky girl. Boys didn't look at me in high school and think I was the pretty girl. "

Lea Michele

School

Think

" How many managers told me, 'Get a nose job. You're not pretty enough?' But I proved them wrong. "

" I am obsessed with Gwyneth Paltrow. "

Lea Michele

Gwyneth

I Am

" It's just really important I think for fashion to be affordable, because everyone should have the opportunity to wear cute things and be happy and comfortable in what they are wearing. That's definitely how I like to shop and how I like to think about clothes and fashion. "

" I love being healthy. I get a lot of sleep. I'm a girl who eats. And I feel beautiful no matter how I look. I have my family to thank for that. "

" I knew what I wanted to be at 8 years old - an actor! "

" But my main thing that I would love to see as a fan of 'Glee,' like I said, is to really get into the character and who they are and what they do outside of school. I think that that's interesting. And then of course the themed stuff and the album episodes are all really cool too. "

" I love myself, the way I look, my body, but sometimes I can't help but feel insecure. "

" I really felt like I finally made it. Having your first fake pregnancy rumor. It was really awesome. I feel like it's part of what happens in this business, but that's a real one. That's a cool one to get. "

" I love to cook so much. I like to cook everything. I really like to eat my food. "

Lea Michele

Everything

Food

" I'm five foot three. I don't look like a lot of other people, you know what I mean? I look like I'm 12. "

" One of my favorite things about 'Spring Awakening' is that it is enjoyable and important for both kids and adults to see. "

" I can't believe it's been four years now, and from watching that pilot, we really all looked like babies. It's unbelievable just how far everything has come. I'm happier now than I've ever been on the show and in my life. I really owe so much of my happiness to 'Glee.' "

" I'm simple. I love hiking, going to the gym, doing some simple stuff. I love being outdoors, I love bike riding. Just stuff that's fun! "