Anna Kendrick

Cinderella' the cartoon scared me. I watched the bits with the mice, and the scenes with the stepsisters ripping her dress apart scared me. Cinderella was never even my favorite character in 'Into the Woods.

American Actress

Laura Osnes

Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It's an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a role because it's never been done on Broadway. I feel so honored.

Steve Rushin

Cinderella is older than she lets on. She's ancient. She's had work done. The Disney film was based on Charles Perreault's French story 'Cendrillon,' published in 1697.

American Journalist

Lzzy Hale

Cinderella obviously got caught up in the hair metal scene, but they were such a blues band. And such a good live band.

American Musician

Bill Kaulitz

We were extremely lucky that someone discovered us as a band and that we got to experience a type of cinderella story.

German Musician

Christian Louboutin

Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but also shoes.

French Designer

Madhura Naik

Cinderella is living proof that a pair of shoes can change your life, so I buy many pairs.

Indian Model

Malala Yousafzai

I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.

Pakistani Activist

Dania Ramirez

Cinderella is a little edgy and a little rough around the edges.

Dominican Actress

Understand that 'Cinderella' originated from a fairy tale and is often linked to magic and transformation.

Fairy Tale Origins

'Cinderella' symbolizes an underdog or someone starting at a disadvantage.

Underdog Symbol

The word can be used metaphorically to describe someone's transformation or unexpected success.

Cultural Metaphor

The term 'Cinderella' is often used to describe an extraordinary transformation in success.

Metaphorical Use

It implies a surprising or improbable rise to prominence or victory.

Unexpected Triumph

'Cinderella' in this context is informal and used in everyday language to inspire motivation.

Colloquial Use

 when i was four or five i realized that wasn't a girl you know it was supposed to be that i was gonna become a father and not a mother and so that's kind of where things sort of started eddie's talking about video cinderella

Growing Up Transgender...

 literally and spiritually I'm in all of you all but let me tell you a little bit about what I mean at about the age of 10 I gave up on Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella and started reading

Breaking boundaries,...

 Superman was a foster child; Cinderella was a foster child; Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, was fostered and institutionalized;

Lemn Sissay: A child of...

 Cinderella was a foster child Lisbeth Salander The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was fostered and institutionalized