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.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSSI 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.
More Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes
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Here is my wish and my desire and my pledge as well: that we remember our true nature and our womanhood. That we own and know that we are more than our bodies and yet our bodies are these sacred, beautiful, rhythmic houses for us.
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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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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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My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.
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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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One of the things I’ve realized is how portable God is. No really, He’s everywhere!
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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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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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One of the photographers was like, “Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?”
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I’ve always been a curious thinker. And now, as an adult, I can articulate it.
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There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate.
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I think our culture promotes fear and shame.
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There are a ton of foods that are great for you, that’s like an indulgence.
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[Black-ish creator] Kenya Bariss wrote on Girlfriends. We’ve been friendly since then. He sent me [the pilot] and said, “I wrote it for you.” But I know what that means in this industry.
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When you feel happy, you look beautiful.
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