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" Van Gogh cut off his ear for his art. I'm not tryin' to cut off my ear. I'm not humiliating myself. "

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

" The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do. "

" I get bored in Hollywood. "

" You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great. "

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" You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry. Four or five top box office people do not make it an explosion, and it's disgusting to me that people will perceive it that way. "

" With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it. "

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

" I like the cold weather better than the hot weather. "

" Hollywood's racist. "

" At home, I'm the silliest cornball who talks way too much and wants to be quiet and left alone at the same time. "

" 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. "

" I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?' "

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

" 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.' "

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

" I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward. "

" I have this tough exterior, but inside, I'm very mushy and soft. "

" I'm a lucky gal. "

" I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch. "

" In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me. "

" I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not so great. Especially, back at college, it was not so great. It was pretty tough. "

" Therapy is not a 'white thing.' It's a clinical thing. "

" I have great hair because I take a lot of vitamins. "

" I was a ward of the state, initially, and then in the foster care system for quite some time, even though I did live part-time with my aunt in Brooklyn. "

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