We were poor, yea, but I can't say there was anything terrible about my youth. It was a Manhattan kind of life. There were lots of kids on the block, and we played in the back lots. We invented games… — Paula Kelly Copy Share Image
I was in my last year in high school when I began to think of becoming a dancer. I had never seen a Broadway… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
With a camera right in my face, my movements would have to be more subtle; stage techniques would have to be left behind and… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
I'm not interested in being a really big star. I want to be in control of my life. I don't want to worry about… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
Parts are becoming interchangeable, so that it doesn't matter what color a person is. And that's what it's all about, right? — Paula Kelly Copy Share
I eat lots of mustard greens and collard greens. My mother cooks all the traditional southern food. — Paula Kelly Copy Share
My main objective is to introduce students to dance and the other arts, not necessarily for them to pursue, but as a method of… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
Producers have stopped hiring Blacks just because of pressure. They see there's a market out there. The name of the game is money, and… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
By the time I started to study, it was a conscious decision. It wasn't just something my mother wanted for me, as it is… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
I decided I wanted to be a dancer. Juilliard was in walking distance from home, so I very stupidly went and applied, not realizing… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
I am more than just one thing. I think my acting has helping my dancing, and vice versa. And I write. — Paula Kelly Copy Share
I found myself defending America a lot in England. They were always asking me racial questions. I'd say, 'You've got prejudice here, too. At… — Paula Kelly Copy Share
