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Cat Ellington

Cat Ellington (born November 28, 1970) is an American songwriter/composer, casting director, poet, author, voice-over actress, and entrepreneur from Chicago, IL. She is best known for her creative contributions to music, movies, art, and literature.

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I love people wholeheartedly, but my quality of life is not dependent upon whether or not they like, love, or approve of me.

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Diversity is key where my casting duties are concerned. And as a casting director, I will always assemble multi-cultural ensembles. Always.

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Basically, I bring the truth and the light through the written word. For in such a way am I utilized as a creative human vessel.

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Songwriting cannot be taught; it is a God-given gift from the womb.

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The ability to love is the ability to be free.

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Stephen King is my Maine man.

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After you have done your work—challenging as it may have been to complete—and released it in the marketplace, be not concerned with sales, reviews, critical acclaim, or anything else of the like... After you've written and published a book, you're now an AUTHOR. And that great honor can NEVER be taken away from you, no matter what.

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Grace Kelly's 'Lisa Carol Fremont' is my spirit animal.

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Honestly, if I weren’t married to Joseph Strickland, I would most definitely be married to Jesse L. Martin.

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Hope will carry you to a land flowing with great opportunities, and faith will establish you there.

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I am an author of the analytical critique. And because of that, a ton of research is done by me in order to bring an examination into comprehensive being.

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I don't just dare, I quadruple dare.

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I have to watch my weight because my metabolism ain't worth a damn.

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Mariah Carey is my number one fan.

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Men and women in the creative arts should be free to express themselves, creatively, without interference from those who are without honor where having talent is concerned.

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As a working professional in the entertainment industry, I have come to truly cherish both my creative freedom and my independence. Because I, for one, know how precious and priceless they are.

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Songwriters are the architects of the music industry. Without a songwriter there could not, and would not, be a music industry. We create the blueprint.

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I am indeed my most unmerciful critic.

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If God ever commands the spirit of wisdom to depart from me, well, I reckon that I'll never be able to compose the written word again. Not in music, and not in literature. If there is a blank page before me, it wouldn't matter if my right hand held a thousand dollar ink pen from the House of Montblanc, or an ink pen branded Paper Mate, not one word would be jotted from the ink of either or, and the page would remain blank.

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I'm not narcissistic or arrogant, I'm just terribly self-confident.

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Goodreads is like the Harold Washington Library Center of the Internet. It's exceptional.

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I'll admit that I am a woman who is very hard to impress.

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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is a picture book meritable of every child reader, whether he or she is just a beginner, or a bit more advanced.

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I mean, I walk around, in the privacy of my home, with my hair all over my head, ya know? I wear a washed face when I'm not out and about, and my nail polish gets chipped, ya know? I'm just Cat. I wear over-sized, holey t-shirts around the house because they're so damn sexy to me and comfy, ya know? And I just don't feel like someone who's famous. I just don't.

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The style in which I express myself, poetically, is one of appreciable literary inspiration.

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The South Side of Chicago is my oyster.

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I am the most interesting woman in the world.

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I have always told people, ‘Should the words stop flowing, I’m done.’

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I prefer older men. That’s right, older men. I like my men ‘well-seasoned,’ if you will, meaning with a little bit of ‘salt and pepper’ sprinkled in their hairy parts.

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I'm a one-woman show in all three of my creative houses.

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I've no time for, neither do I give a damn about, people who are full of low self-esteem, self-hatred, rage, racism, anger, envy, jealousy, bitterness, malice, fear, or any other kind of negative resentment towards me.

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In all of my years, even since the time that I was old enough to understand, I ain’t ever seen a failed hustler, or a survivor begging bread. And every man and woman on this Earth with a success story to tell can be counted among such.

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My soul is hugged and kissed by art.

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Nearly everything I do is independent. It's my nature, what being fiercely independent. And publishing my written works of literature under my own imprint—Quill Pen Ink Publishing—is no different.

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Nothing in the world terrifies me more than to have the words stop coming. If I can't write, I could be of no use.

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Songwriters are the salt of the Earth.

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The first thing I look for, in addition to a performer's range, is a performer's look in comparison to the character. That is very important to me as a casting director.

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