I was in my last year in high school when I began to think of becoming a dancer. I had never seen… — Paula Kelly Broadway Copy Share Image
With a camera right in my face, my movements would have to be more subtle; stage techniques would have to be left… — Paula Kelly Camera Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in being a really big star. I want to be in control of my life. I don't want to… — Paula Kelly Big Copy Share Image
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 Becoming Copy Share Image
I didn't have the opportunity to study dance until I was old. I was 17. — Paula Kelly Dance Copy Share Image
I eat lots of mustard greens and collard greens. My mother cooks all the traditional southern food. — Paula Kelly Eat Copy Share Image
I'm fond of chitterlings, but they have to be carefully prepared. — Paula Kelly Carefully Copy Share Image
My main objective is to introduce students to dance and the other arts, not necessarily for them to pursue, but as a… — Paula Kelly Dance Copy Share Image
Producers have stopped hiring Blacks just because of pressure. They see there's a market out there. The name of the game is… — Paula Kelly Game Copy Share Image
By the time I started to study, it was a conscious decision. It wasn't just something my mother wanted for me, as… — Paula Kelly Dance Copy Share Image
I decided I wanted to be a dancer. Juilliard was in walking distance from home, so I very stupidly went and applied,… — Paula Kelly Apply Copy Share Image
I am more than just one thing. I think my acting has helping my dancing, and vice versa. And I write. — Paula Kelly Acting Copy Share Image
I found myself defending America a lot in England. They were always asking me racial questions. I'd say, 'You've got prejudice here,… — Paula Kelly America Copy Share Image
The only time I feel complete expression is when I'm dancing. Then, I have no problems, no worries, no hang-ups. I feel… — Paula Kelly Expression Copy Share Image
I'd love opportunities to try anything although I'm best at comedy now. But no one benefits taking on anything he's not right… — Paula Kelly Best Copy Share Image
I love doing 'Cope.' It allows me to do all three things I love: singing, dancing, and best of all, acting! — Paula Kelly Acting Copy Share Image
We were poor, yea, but I can't say there was anything terrible about my youth. It was a Manhattan kind of life.… — Paula Kelly Anything Copy Share Image
