- Business
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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
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very grateful, first of all, for my friends and my family because they keep me grounded, and they make sure I'm taking care of myself and that I'm keeping my sanity about me.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something about being onstage, man. No matter what age I am or where I'm going, theater will constantly be the thing that accepts me and embraces me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was retired military, and my mother was an educator. She was incredibly creative. I used to love going to her school during the summer and helping her decorate her classroom. I would draw Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck. She was a sixth grade teacher. She and my father are the ones that got me into my love of music.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting really started for me because I was in a house full of adults. They never shielded their lives from me. They were adults going through this world doing what they had to do. I used to like to watch them and imitate them. They all have their own distinct personalities; even though they're family, we couldn't be more different people.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music has always been a part of my life, and it helps me a lot because it speaks for me when I can't speak for myself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people ask me, 'Are you a singer?' I say, 'No, I'm not a 'singer' - but I love the craft of singing,' going in and finding out what that means or why the hell I'm singing in the first place. My thing is really the craft of it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I discovered that acting gave me this spark, this thing. Honestly, it was a way to survive.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my household growing up in Fayetteville, N.C., music was the great communicator between my parents and me.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had a gorgeous singing voice, and she'd play these amazing vinyls. My favorite was 'But Not for Me,' on the 1954 album 'Chet Baker Sings.'
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom loved road trips, and sometimes we'd drive down to North Carolina. Though my parents were separated, she wanted me to stay connected with my dad.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Atlanta's the hub of black culture, and it's OK to be you there - it's the city that really shaped me to be who I am.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
The humility keeps me going forward.
- Happen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things are constantly evolving, and anything could happen. And that's exciting to me.
- Compliment
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- Nov 07, 2020