One of the photographers was like, "Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?"
Tracee Ellis RossJust embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I'm an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.
Tracee Ellis RossBlack-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.
Tracee Ellis RossMy mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.
Tracee Ellis RossGetting to a place where I am comfortable saying things was hard-earned for me. I've chewed on the ground glass of my own experience. I saw Gloria Steinem speak, and I was just like, Shut the front door. She was saying that she didn't come into her own until her 40s, and she was asking herself the question, Why should she have to get married? And I just thank God someone asked that question, right? I think we're the first generation of women asking ourselves certain questions and deciding for ourselves.
Tracee Ellis Ross