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" If someone puts a character in front of me - no matter what it is, whether there has been a film or not - I want to be that character, not imitate it. There's a difference - a big difference. "

Keala Settle

Want

Someone

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Her

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" I was causing trouble in high school, and in order to get me to stop and to pass, they put me into theater, and I ended up winning a Shakespeare competition. All I had to do was imitate people properly, and I ended up going to the finals when I was about 16. "

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School

Competition

" As a human being, you find a way to survive, moment by moment, every single day of your life. "

" I've always been the biggest bully to myself. "

" It doesn't matter if you're a Victoria's Secret model or you're someone's 90-year-old grandma or you're a little kid who's getting bullied or you're that kid's bully - everybody feels like there's something going on that's more correct than what is. We all have to reach out to one another in that fear, and we'd be surprised to hear, 'Me, too.' "

Keala Settle

Fear

Reach

" If anybody says they're not afraid of themselves, they're lying! "

" I have a lot of cultures within me - I'm basically chop suey. "

Keala Settle

Cultures

Lot

" I was born and raised in Hawaii. "

" No one was created to be alone. "

Keala Settle

Alone

Created

" Musically, I'm a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim, and I love, love 'Sweeney Todd.' "

" What is so beautiful about a composer and a lyricist is that their job is to push a story along and not halt it. "

" I would have loved to play Atticus in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' There's no music in it, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to do it! "

" No one can bully me better than me. I'm the first person to the party going, 'Don't worry - you don't have to cut me down, 'cause I'm already there.' I struggled with all those voices and gave them so much power, to the point where they took over my life. "

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My Life

Power

" Music was always a part of my life. "

" I was never one of those actors who believed, 'I'm so gonna be an ingenue.' I already knew that wasn't gonna happen, and I decided not to torture myself with it. "

" I used to be a pop singer; well, not used to be. I am an R&B singer. My emphasis was on Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin. "

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I Am

Well

" I used to not walk out the door; I was so afraid. Everything from, 'You shouldn't be here,' down to, 'Girl, don't wear those pants.' I was so sad. I tried my best to not even look in a mirror! "