As a kid I felt an ugly duckling. I never felt pretty, which is strange because if you talk to my family, they would say, 'Oh my God, you were a beautiful child. You were stunning. You were so cute.' — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
I would tell any and all young people who are curious about a life in the performing arts to stay curious, stay humbled, and… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
As a queer woman of colour I've been asked to be more urban, as if my brand of Blackness wasn't quite Black enough. I… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
When I think of growing up, I see dance, I hear music and I think of teachers. — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
In your formative years what you see really shapes so much of who you're going to become and so many of the things I… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
The more positive representation and accurate representation we have in the world, the more we can understand ourselves better. — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
I was probably seven or eight when I first watched 'West Side Story.' The film - and 'Dance with Me' with Vanessa Williams and… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
I'm a woman. I fluctuate, I bloat - one day I'm curvy, one day I'm lean. That doesn't mean that there aren't days where… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
To me colour is part of what makes you 'you,' but it's not your whole thing. I'm very aware of it but I don't… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
I don't like work experiences, period, where I feel like I'm asked to fit a box, because my job is to discover the box… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
When I was 11, I was riding in the car with my mother. We were in the middle of a dance workshop, and on… — Ariana DeBose Copy Share Image
