Art Quote by Danielle Brooks

“In South Carolina, there's a lot of arts programs. So I was blessed enough to go to the Governor School For Arts & Humanities.”

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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…

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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.…

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You reap what you sow, and sometimes the soil can be very dry, and sometimes it will bring a lot of rain.

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