My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSSMy mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.
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I’ve always been a curious thinker. And now, as an adult, I can articulate it.
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The two things that I thought were really interesting about this character [Bow] for me were that she actually loved her husband, and he loved her. The comedy was not coming from the fact that they hated each other. Which is what television couples are usually based on.
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When I’m not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it’s time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite “milkmaid” braid.
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I hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.
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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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It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, that I actually started to own, accept and love what I had.
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Someone asked me recently, “Do you get sick of people asking you about your hair?” And the reason I don’t is because I actually feel like you could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair. It’s a badge of something bigger.
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One of the things I’ve realized is how portable God is. No really, He’s everywhere!
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After college, I shot a pilot for a show on Lifetime, which was basically House of Style for a TV lover. I think I got paid $1,500, and I was like, “Mom, I’m moving out! I made it!” I did two seasons of that, but I felt like a talking head and wanted to do more.
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I’m trying to find my own version of what makes me feel beautiful.
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This woman [Bow] was not simply a reflection of who her husband was. She was her own whole self. And even if we weren’t exploring life through her eyes, when we did see her it was clear that she had a full life.
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Black-ish is really a show about an American family and these are some of the topics that come up – for all of us, in different ways – and we get to see how this family is walking through it.
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I think our culture promotes fear and shame.
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This is a couple that actually loves, respects & appreciates each other.
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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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