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" Keeping the facts differentiated from the fantasy is incredibly helpful in gathering your information as you discover if a person is a match for you. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

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" What I think is exciting is that, to a certain extent, there is a revolution happening where black women are owning their own beauty, despite the standard of beauty that in the past has not had space for it. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" If you look back at what I believe and what I stand for, I am certainly a proud feminist. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" 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. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I'm attracted to bold women - I collect them. I met one of my best friends when we both were about 22 and working at 'Mirabella' magazine. I was wearing this blue dress I had borrowed from my mom, and I didn't know I had deodorant lines all over it until my friend signaled to me. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" My weight fluctuates. I have years where I wear a size 10, and years where I wear a size 4. "

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" There are things about my body that I don't love, but I'm not trying to look perfect every day - I'm trying to look like me! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" On 'Black-ish,' I like my makeup to be really natural - so much that I can do it myself. My character is a mother of four and a doctor and a wife, who would not have time to be putting on eyeshadow or curling her lashes. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I listen to my body. Some days all I want is a good steak and others, I crave veggies and quinoa. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I am a connoisseur of products. I check out everything, I try everything. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" It is important to me to take care of my skin. In general I don't like to wear foundation; I'm not a fan of the look. I like my skin fresh and natural enough so my freckles show through. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Using my voice to recognize and celebrate other women is a joy for me. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I think it's huge that I'm wearing my natural hair texture on ABC in prime time. As Dr. Rainbow Johnson on 'Black-ish,' I think my hair is part of the reality of this woman's life. She has four children and is an anesthesiologist and a wife. She doesn't have a lot of time to fuss with beauty, so her look is pretty simple. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" 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

" There is no right way to do life. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Keep in mind that diversity does not just mean black. It means all of it - age, weight, gender. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" 'Blackish' is set in current times. So, doing a police brutality episode in current times when kids are watching our show, it gives them an access point to have these kinds of conversations as family. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I feel like I'm on the inside for the first time. Inside the castle. I have an Emmy nomination! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I used to think 40 was old. Now I think, 'Hey, 40's hot!' "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" 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. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" My mom had beautiful clothes. My mom is elegant; my mom is glamorous. But my mom is also really real, and I grew up with a mother who had babies crawling on her head and spitting up on her when she was wearing gorgeous, expensive things, and it was never an issue. "

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" I've heard people say, 'Why do you have to do a show that's called 'Black Girls Rock'?' or 'Why is there an expression called 'black girl magic'?' You know, when you say, 'Save the dolphins,' you don't mean, 'I don't like whales.' That's just not the way it works! "

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" 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.' "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I think my biggest tip - and I consider it a part of my beauty routine - is getting my sleep, without a doubt. I do a true eight hours. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Julia Louis-Dreyfus is like a hero, to have played different comedic roles. She gets sexier, funnier, and better with time. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I just really strongly promote pushing against this culture of perfection. I mean, I'm sorry, for me, Spanx don't feel good. I've tried one of those waist-trainer things on - that hurt like the bejesus. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" I eat in the same philosophy that I live with: joyfully! "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" The experience of being a mixed person is all over the place - one of my best friends is Chinese and Italian; my other best friend is Lebanese and Trinidadian. The mix of heritage, culture or identity is something that our country is built on. "

Tracee Ellis Ross