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" People make me out to be this super strong woman, but I have my tough days just like anyone else. "

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" Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing. "

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" I have a picture of all of us going to a club with my friends from 'Soul Train.' All the girls just going out to a nightclub, and we're all dressed like we were dressed on 'Soul Train.' It was the most surreal experience for me because I walk into the club with them, and people started screaming. 'Oh my God! It's the 'Soul Train' dancers.' "

" In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it. "

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Believe In Yourself

" I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me. "

" For some reason, I always thought I was special. And for some reason, I always thought that I had a purpose in life: that I was supposed to contribute to the world. "

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" I don't watch TV series, but I watched 'Friday Night Lights' because I'm a sports head. "

" I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it. "

" If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever. "

" I had a ball on 'Soul Train.' "