“I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her...” — Naya Rivera Quote

“I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her. Her talent was astounding and more than that, her life story is incredible.”

“If you think back to your first love, you always remember them and little things always remind you of them.”

“From the time I was 16 to really up until turning 21, the roles were really, really few and far between. I had people say that I just wasn't a good singer. They didn't know what to do with me; I would never fit in any markets. I almost quit acting altogether.”

“To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.”

“Growing up in Singapore, I wasn't allowed to visit China. So when I was finally able to go there after the country began opening up to tourism in the 1990s, I found it to be utterly astounding.”

“The truth is, I'd never seen a Cary Grant film. Since then I have watched his stuff and it's astounding, but I don't see any similarity between us. Except for the fact that I'm told he used to wear ladies' underwear, which is something I also do.”