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> [My mom would leave her job, and there would be throngs of people screaming and banging on our car. I come from a very private family, but I was born into a public family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/my-mom-would-leave-her-job-and-there-would-be-throngs-of-people/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

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## More by Tracee Ellis Ross

> [There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/there-is-a-way-to-be-a-woman-ask-for-what-we-deserve-and-be-able-to/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [I buy what makes my heart sing. So, it's not that I follow one specific track. It's sort of what I like. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-buy-what-makes-my-heart-sing-so-it-s-not-that-i-follow-one-specific/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [Nothing goes to windward like a 747.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/nothing-goes-to-windward-like-a-747/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [I don't really talk about my personal life. It's a strange and funny and weird thing. Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-don-t-really-talk-about-my-personal-life-it-s-a-strange-and-funny/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [ I was cast in a movie \[originally\] called Mr. Spreckman's Boat, starring Marcia Gay Harden and Jennifer Connelly. I felt like an "actress." Both… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-was-cast-in-a-movie-originally-called-mr-spreckman-s-boat-starring/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/differences-in-experience-points-of-view-and-opinions-aren-t-what/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [It would drive the photographers crazy because I would giggle and tell jokes. I was gregarious, and looking back, I realize I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/it-would-drive-the-photographers-crazy-because-i-would-giggle-and/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [ The two things that I thought were really interesting about this character \[Bow\] for me were that she actually loved her husband, and he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/the-two-things-that-i-thought-were-really-interesting-about-this/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-hope-they-look-at-me-and-think-that-lady-looks-like-she-accepts/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [Why am I beating my hair up? Because I want it to look like something that it isn't? These are questions that I've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/why-am-i-beating-my-hair-up-because-i-want-it-to-look-like-something/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [Getting 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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/getting-to-a-place-where-i-am-comfortable-saying-things-was-hard/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [I don't know that the stereotypical idea of what it is to be a child of somebody hugely famous necessarily comes into play in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-don-t-know-that-the-stereotypical-idea-of-what-it-is-to-be-a-child/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/it-is-important-to-me-to-take-care-of-my-skin-in-general-i-don-t-like/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/we-all-as-women-need-to-continue-to-change-our-gaze-from-how-we-are/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

> [My bathroom is filled with hair and makeup stuff and I play with it all the time. What the real lesson is, is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/my-bathroom-is-filled-with-hair-and-makeup-stuff-and-i-play-with-it/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

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