I don’t know that the stereotypical idea of what it is to be a child of somebody hugely famous necessarily comes into play in my life.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSSMy mom didn’t adhere to any of those typical rules. She woke us up for school every morning, and was there at dinner or would call at bedtime. She never left for longer than a week. She recorded while we were sleeping.
More Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes
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Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren’t what pulls us apart. It’s what pulls us together.
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Throughout high school, I was obsessed with magazines. I used to just comb through them and plaster things on my wall.
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This is a couple that actually loves, respects & appreciates each other.
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We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.
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I hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.
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I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.
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Nothing goes to windward like a 747.
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I think television is doing a better job than films in terms of representing people, but television is still not diverse.
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And it acting was exciting to me. And scary.
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I think our culture promotes fear and shame.
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It would drive the photographers crazy because I would giggle and tell jokes. I was gregarious, and looking back, I realize I had a captive audience.
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In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.
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When you feel happy, you look beautiful.
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I’m extremely blessed to have the extraordinary mother that I have, and I don’t mean Diana Ross, I mean the mother. My mom paved a road that didn’t exist, as did Oprah.
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The clothing, the makeup, the freedom of expression in [the models’] bodies. It was Linda and Christy and Naomi at the time. So I modeled before college.
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