My mother is a pastor. I think she has her moments where she's like, 'Dani, what are you getting into,' but at the end of the day, she really supports me as an actor. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
Designing wasn't something that I was always into, but I wasn't able to find clothes that I wanted to wear. I wanted to be… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
I've always said that actor years is like dog years: it feels like forever when you're not working. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
That's very, very important to me, to give another narrative. And Netflix has not been afraid of doing that, as we see from the… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
Luckily my fans are so lovely and I haven't really had to - what's the phrase? - "Clap back at the trolls?" Every now and then I do get a troll that mentions my skin color and calls me ugly names, though, like "Dark Monkey." Most of the time those people have their pages blocked, or you can't even see… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share
I've always been able to fake my way into confidence. Sometimes I put my own fears aside to make sure I'm being of service to others. To clarify - hell yes, it was brave of me to step out in my lingerie for the commercial compaign, not because I'm plus-sized, but because I'm a human being. People get it confused.… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share
Honestly, I haven't always been into fashion because I wasn't seeing myself reflected in the fashion industry ... Clothes are such a big part… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
You reap what you sow, and sometimes the soil can be very dry, and sometimes it will bring a lot of rain. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
It's crazy how your mind works because you can receive hundreds and thousands of all these love posts and all this good affirmation on… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
I don't have to accept what you think I should look like and I do not accept what you think I should look like. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I saw 'The Color Purple' on Broadway when I was 15 that I really solidified acting is what I want to… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
In Greenville, we were blessed to have lots of youth arts programs. I changed middle schools to go to an arts middle school. Then,… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
