” I recommend people develop a fear of elevators, like I have. Even if something is on the tenth floor, I’m walking up. If you don’t have claustrophobia, pretend you do and take the stairs everywhere! It ends up being so healthy! “
” Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat. “
” I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the movie kind of martial arts. “
” Have the pride of the brown girl and know that you’ll figure out your own beauty in time. “
” My philosophy is, ‘Eat when hungry, stop when you’re full. “
” I was so shy, it almost paralyzed me in social settings. And as shy people know, that can become a vicious cycle: The more uncomfortable you feel around people, the more you retreat, and the more shy you get. “
” The first time I ever actually had a line was on ‘A Different World’, my best friend Cree Summer’s show. I was in L.A. visiting her, and she said, ‘Hey, there’s a walk-on part, why don’t you audition for it? “
” The world tells lots of people the light is red. You have to trust yourself and say, ‘I think the light is green, and I’m going to keep doing this. “
” As long as you keep going, you’ll keep getting better. And as you get better, you gain more confidence. That alone is success. “
” My latest decorating obsession is dipping – like painting the bottom of things. I’ve done it to almost every terra-cotta pot in my house. Every African vase I have is painted gold on the bottom. It’s so fun and easy, and it instantly livens up a piece. You feel like you’ve really accomplished something. “
” Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home. “
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