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" I loved being a redhead! I always wanted to try it. I was obsessed with Lucille Ball growing up. I really wanted to try it but I always thought that doing it would ruin my hair. "

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" I used to literally collect friends that had hair like me. And it would start like this: 'What kind of products do you use?' "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Kind

Start

" We live in a culture where people are constantly telling us how to get what we want, and within that message is, 'You need to be something other than you are.' "

" I used to watch my mom put her makeup on for the stage, and it was one of the most special moments. I would sit quietly on the dressing room floor and watch her put her face on. I think she looks most beautiful in the morning when she wakes up with no makeup on... it's my favorite look on women. "

" I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it. "

" We should all do what we can in our daily lives to remember that we are glorious and powerful. "

" I'm toned, but I'm not cut. I like a little jiggle! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Toned

Cut

" It is important for me to feel like myself on a red carpet - not the way somebody else thinks I should look. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Myself

Feel

" I have a vocabulary in clothing. It's like a whole language. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Clothing

Language

" Human rights, race relations, gender politics, health care, and foreign policy - it's a lot to keep track of, and yet all of these things affect us in our daily lives. Making sense of everything requires meticulous unpacking of feelings, delicate navigation of social norms, and a community of love to help along the way. "

" I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay. "

" I think, for me, my goal is to continue to be teachable. I can't see around corners, but I want to be able to walk enough in my life where I go around more corners than I ever thought I could go around. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Walk

Thought

" I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person. "

" There is no right way to do life. "

" Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Child

She

" As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear. "

" In my late 20s, I realized that I had a very clear social conscience and strong opinions about things like diversity, equality, and education, and while I tried to become more politically literate, I just couldn't catch on. It felt like I had walked into a movie that had already started, and no one would explain what had happened. "

" As a woman of color, we're raised to know we have to be twice as good. "

" I always had a thin frame, but when you hit 40 and eat french fries three days in a row, it's like, 'What happened?' "

Tracee Ellis Ross

You

Frame

" I'm baffled by the people who say, 'I'm just not going to vote.' "

" My natural disposition is pretty joyful, but you know, I have bad days and sad moments like anybody else. "

" I'm trying to find a little joy and happiness, a lot of giggles - and maybe some pretty shoes. "

" Putting all your eggs in one basket has never worked for me. Personally, I find if I decide too quickly that someone is my match, I start to get a little nutty. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Start

Eggs

" In this day and age, I ask anyone I date right away: 'Are you married? Are you in a relationship with anyone? Does anyone think they're in a relationship with you?' And by the way, if someone says, 'Yes, I am dating other people,' that's not necessarily a deal breaker. But you have to communicate it, not hide it. "

" We as black people are not a monolithic bunch. We are not all the same, and neither are women. Instead, we are all individuals who have these extraordinary stories to tell and share with each other that will enrich all of our lives and help us all become more ourselves and better people. "

" Politics is tricky for me. For most of my life, I didn't think it applied to me. "

" Even if politicians spew confusing, convoluted jargon, these people are still meant to represent me, and the only way that happens is if I stay informed and vote. "

" Clothing started as an armor for me. It was one of the ways that I protected myself from the world. It evolved into a form of creative expression. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Creative

Expression

" 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. "

" The experience of both acting and producing has been wonderful. It certainly has created a full plate. But it is very exciting and rewarding to have creative input on the show. 'Reed' is about love and family and for me, playing a hand in shaping it has been deeply gratifying. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

Love

Family

" My goal is to make space for my selfhood. All of it. All of me, not just the parts I like or think that others like but all of it. "