I became an actor so I can show you characters and never have to show you me.
I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope. . . and that's all I had.
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.
I love "Phenomenal Woman. " The experiences she had of being African American in the U. S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.
I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more I can do.
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
Chocolate, coffee, and ice cream were far more reliable when it came to providing a good time, and at least they would never disappoint me.
And even with traditional fashion models, where it's their job to be a certain size and a certain proportion, you have to make adjustments once you see your clothes on a real live person. Now imagine doing that with more sizes, more proportions. You really have to play with every piece. So timing is a big part of it. You have to make the time.
Our heart is wide enough to embrace the world and hands are long enough to encompass the world.
It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.