Naturi Naughton Quotes

• God is real. God is in me and in my life. I've been blessed, and he continues to bless me, and that is one thing that I will always know for sure.

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  Real, Blessed, Knows

  "Naturi Naughton Interview with Maranda Pleasant". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Remember to be yourself.

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  Being Yourself, Remember

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Hold your dreams, don't ever let it go

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  Dream, Let It Go, Your Dreams

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• Never compromise and sell yourself short.

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  Compromise, Never Compromise, Yourself Short

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I think a lot of young people don't realize the price of fame is a lot higher than they imagine.

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  Thinking, People, Realizing

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• I'm really starting to learn the value of silence and meditation. I keep my sanity in the middle of a hectic day by taking some me time or sometimes watching a guilty pleasure on TV, doing absolutely nothing, or just hanging out with friends and family. They keep me grounded and centered.

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  Silence, Meditation, Family And Friends

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I definitely feel like, as a singer, I've been able to transition into acting because I always saw them in the same vein. It's all about connecting and telling a story.

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  Acting, Transition, Stories

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• Singing is my passion and something that I still love to do and Im always going to want to do it.

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  Passion, Singing, Want

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• I deal with emotional pain through therapy, writing, therapy in music. I think emotional pain is best dealt with when you use art to express it.

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  Art, Pain, Writing

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I work out and go to the gym, but I still enjoy my soul food and snacks. But I’m a pretty petite young woman, and I just do everything in moderation and make sure that I just keep everything together.

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  Snacks, Work Out, Soul

  "Naturi Naughton Talks: ‘The Playboy Club,’ ‘X-Men’ Role, Music And More". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 13, 2011.

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• I want to do stories that inspire people.

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  People, Inspire, Stories

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• You have to think like a businessman or a businesswoman, and I can't wait to continue to grow, as an actress, but to also continue to grow as a brand and show people that I have so much more to offer.

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  Thinking, People, Waiting

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• I was excited to play Lil' Kim and I wanted to do the role justice. I worked really hard on that role, whether it was performing the rhymes, studying the dialect, her swagger and her stage performances. I wanted people to see my range and stretch my wings as an actress.

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  Play, Wings, Stage Performance

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• Never compromise and sell yourself short. I've been in the music business, a girl group . . . I've been through so many different things in my career, and when you compromise and try to let go of who you are, you wind up being unhappy, and what is success without happiness. You have to have both, and that is important to me.

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  Girl, Letting Go, Wind

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• One of my biggest inspirations growing up was Whitney Houston, so I was devastated to hear about her passing. I'm from East Orange, New Jersey, and started singing at New Hope Baptist Church, so she was like my fellow Jersey girl.

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  Girl, Growing Up, Inspiration

  "Naturi Naughton Talks New Role In ‘The Client List’ & Life After ‘The Playboy Club’". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 6, 2012.

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• From film to film, I realize my strengths and my weakness, and I realize how much better I get. I learn the lingo, I ask questions and I'm on set trying to figure out which shots they're going to use. For me, it's exploring the art. It's not just making a movie.

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  Art, Trying, Weakness

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• I feel the most vulnerable when I'm in love.

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  Vulnerable, Feels

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.

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  Giving Up, Focus, Black

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• I feel the most vulnerable when I'm in love. When my heart is open, and when life is making me feel like I have to open up myself completely. Love has a tendency to do that.

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  Heart, Life Is, Vulnerable

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• When I'm working, on stage, entertaining people, or watching someone do something amazing, it inspires me to be the best artist that I can be. I enjoy being around art - whether it be a museum, a Broadway show - or even writing a poem. Those are things that make me feel alive and inspire me.

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  Art, Writing, Museums

  "Naturi Naughton Interview with Maranda Pleasant". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• When you're singing, it can be looked at as a monologue, in a way. If it's about telling a story and connecting with your audience, you can do that through song, through dialogue, or through a monologue. That's what's special about being an entertainer.

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  Song, Singing, Special

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• When I was young, I was always telling my parents and telling everybody that I was going to be a singer and an actress when I grew up. I took classes. I was in dance lessons. I took singing lessons. I was in the plays. I took acting lessons. I did different things that continued to keep me ready for this opportunity and ready for all the things that are happening now.

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  Opportunity, Class, Play

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• For people who don't know or didn't know that I started off as a singer, singing requires a certain level of drama, in itself. Honestly, it really prepared me to do this, and I've been really blessed to be able to transition into the acting world very smoothly.

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  Drama, Blessed, People

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• Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose.

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  Song, Emotional, Singing

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• One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

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  Passionate, Wanted, Direct

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