- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Cry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh yeah; I love when I'm writing something that makes me cry - that's so cool. If it got me to do that, it's going to get someone else to do that.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was small, my parents came back from Tijuana, and my dad bought me a very small acoustic guitar. I loved it. I started making up my own songs right away.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sold my first screenplay six months before 'Glee,' but they had the option for a year and now it's back with me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I fell in love with as a child was 'My Fair Lady,' 'Funny Face,' 'American in Paris,' and 'Singin' in the Rain.' Just perfect movies to me and I was dancing. I started ballet when I was three. And I fell in love with those movies and fell in love with Audrey Hepburn and Leslie Caron.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going from sharing a one-bedroom place to living in a loft to two people living in a house to me having my own place by myself has kind of mirrored my career... small steps to bigger, to bigger, to now having a steady job.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well I've also kind of noticed that, whatever energy that you put out, is kind of the energy that you receive. And so people are just really lovely and kind and soft spoken with me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really sad looking at people like Lindsay Lohan. She's an amazing actress, but you see what happens when people know too much about your personal life. They start not being able to look at you the same way professionally. I don't want that to happen to me.
- Constitutional Amendment
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen, and which is enormously divisive in all of our communities.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the music of Nina Simone, and it was me and Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this is what I wanted to do.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is a conversation between the audience and me, and I love that about my profession.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being from Colorado is, to me, very, very special. I'm just very thankful to be here. I'm also thankful to be a part of the history of this state.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a chameleon. When you put me in certain soils, musically speaking, I will be in that place.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music was inside of me, I decided I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020