Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes About Mom

Quotes about: Mom

• I'm extremely blessed to have the extraordinary mother that I have, and I don't mean Diana Ross, I mean the mother. My mom paved a road that didn't exist, as did Oprah.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Mother, Blessed

  "Tracee Ellis Ross: The ​'Stylista' Speaking Up for Sisters". Interview with Melanie Yvette, www.ebony.com. November 8, 2012.

• Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Children, Sibling

  "Tracee Ellis Ross: The ​'Stylista' Speaking Up for Sisters". Interview with Melanie Yvette, www.ebony.com. November 8, 2012.

• My mom didn't adhere to any of those typical rules. She woke us up for school every morning, and was there at dinner or would call at bedtime. She never left for longer than a week. She recorded while we were sleeping.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Morning, School

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• I never heard my mom say, "Not now, I'm busy." But I did have extraordinary experiences that I'm very aware were extraordinary. I mean, I traveled Europe before I was 12 years old, had been to the White House numerous times. Andy Warhol photographed me; Michael Jackson called our house.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Mean, Years

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• 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.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Jobs, People

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Growing Up, Personality

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

• After college, I shot a pilot for a show on Lifetime, which was basically House of Style for a TV lover. I think I got paid $1,500, and I was like, "Mom, I'm moving out! I made it!" I did two seasons of that, but I felt like a talking head and wanted to do more.

  Tracee Ellis Ross

  Mom, Moving, College

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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