Adrienne Monique Coleman Quotes

• You have to split, bend over backward, touch our toe to our heads to get recognized.

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• When I get recognized, every time feels like the first time.

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• My character, Taylor McKessie, is a little bit brighter in the math and science department than I am… okay, a lot.

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• In case of emergency, do whatever your best friends tell you to do!

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• I’ve been in the shallow end of a pool, just kind of walking around, but this was my first time really swimming – and I was horrified! I actually lost it whenever I saw the edge of the pool. But I took baby steps and rewarded myself every step of the way.

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• I’m good in the kitchen. I can cook seafood, collard greens, black-eyed peas.

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• I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour.

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• I think it is important for girls to see movies where it is not all just about ‘the boy’ or it’s simply being about ‘the relationship’ or ‘Am I pretty enough?’ or ‘Am I cute enough?’.

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• I play so young because of my looks.

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• I love the idea that somebody is going to compare me to my character or think that I am like my character when they see me. I feel like that is a role that I am willing to fulfill.

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• I look like a child – and I love it!

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• I have a gajillion headbands – yellows, pinks, reds, blues. I’m obsessed.

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• ‘High School Musical’ is definitely the best thing that’s happened to my career and I walked away with great friends from it.

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• Dancing on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ really broadened my fan base. I jumped off the stage backwards one week, and so many women come up to me now and say, ‘You’re so brave. I can’t believe you put yourself out there like that’. If that inspires some girl out there, then great, because boys aren’t the only ones who get to have fun. We get to have fun too.

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• As an African American actress, there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.

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Adrienne Monique Coleman (15)

Birth:	13th November, 1980
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Singer

About

Adrienne Monique Coleman is an American actress, dancer,singer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known for her co-starring role in Disney's High School Musical movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Coleman also had a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as a school girl named Mary–Margaret. She also competed in the third edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, finishing in fourth place. Most recent, Coleman was named the first ever UN Youth Champion for the International Year of Youth and is currently on a world tour to raise awareness of challenges facing youth. Coleman launched her online talk show Gimme Mo', a show dedicated to empowering today's youth on September 8, 2010.

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