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" I would like to do a music person's story, a bio. I've wanted to do Aaliyah forever. But I don't want it to always be like, 'I'm singing again in a movie.' "

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" I always try to set a positive example for my generation and promote confidence. "

" Actually, Keke is my nickname. When I was little, my sister was about four years old, and she had an imaginary friend named Keke. And she wanted my name to be Keke. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Queen Latifah has been a huge part of my career. She has been a huge, huge part of my career since the very beginning. "

" My work is my life. I've worked so much that I don't know the difference between my personal life and my work, or my personal friends and my work friends. "

" Someday I would really love to do a talk show. That's something I've always been interested in. I like to talk, and I love to help people. "

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

" I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet. "

" Broadway was life-changing because it pushes you mentally, physically, emotionally - every way that you can be pushed. It makes you feel like there's nothing you can't do. It's like doing your own stunts. "

" When people think of me initially, they remember me as 'Akeelah.' Sometimes it can be frustrating to be remembered at an age that you've outgrown. "

" Real faith is when you believe in something that you can't see. When things are going really bad and you can still get up and say I believe that they're gonna get better, that there's a higher lesson to what I'm going through. It can be hard sometimes, and to turn it around like that, that's true faith. "

" I have a particular pair of boyfriend jeans that I wear with Converse sneakers and, really, any kind of top, from a crop top to a hoodie. I usually go for a loose top or jacket to keep things casual with sort of a streetwear vibe. "

" Anything that controls my state of mind I never really want to do because I always want to be under control. That might be part of me being a Virgo. I never want to do something that stops me from being in control of who I am and my actions. "

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

" I love music and I love acting. I always keep that in the forefront, not all the other distractions around me. "

" Team playing, that's what I see when I'm out there watching the WNBA games. All the girls play as a team, and they have each other's backs, and that's great. "

" I wasn't that into it or that knowledgeable of fashion until I started working on 'True Jackson.' I feel like it was my duty to learn more because people would feel that I should because I'm on the show. So definitely, that made me more involved with fashion, and now I'm a little fashion guru. It's totally out of control. "

" Some of my favorite style icons are Kate Moss and Rihanna, except I'm a little bit younger. I put a little bit more teenage into it. "

" 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 work out. I'm getting toned, too. The Wii Fit really works your body. When I get off, I'm dying. "

" My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today. "

" I didn't know I was gonna act. I thought I was gonna be a singer because that's what I did first, and I was like, 'When I grow up, I want to be, you know, a singer.' "

" I love watching YouTube makeup tutorials of girls who are so brave and show others how to blend in foundation on blemish-prone skin. I've considered creating my own YouTube tutorial for other girls just to show that everyone has these problems. "

" 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. "

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

" Not being happy really is my fear. "