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.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSSI hope they look at me and think, ‘That lady looks like she accepts herself’.
More Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes
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I’m a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life – joyfully.
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Sometime in my second year at Brown [University], I took an acting class. And the lightbulb went off for me. I fell in love with it. I realized that everything I was afraid of about myself, all my fears, could be used in that world.
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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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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 was shy, but it came out in a big personality. My turning point was when I let my hair go naturally and I got contact lenses. I am really blind, by the way. I have these big eyes that don’t work!
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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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Self-care of all kinds is a huge part of my life. I really encourage other women and other people to really put self-care – and that includes the beauty regime, how you eat, all of that – into your body.
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I was spoiled when I worked in the magazine world. Fashion closets are heaven and I seem to model my organization after a fashion closet.
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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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I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.
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I like to choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.
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I buy what makes my heart sing. So, it’s not that I follow one specific track. It’s sort of what I like. I love colors. I love unique pieces. I love vintage clothing.
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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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I think our culture promotes fear and shame.
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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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