I eat in the same philosophy that I live with: joyfully! Tracee Ellis Ross More Quotes by Tracee Ellis Ross More Quotes From Tracee Ellis Ross I don't want to feel shamed into making a choice about my physical appearance or my body... or even about the choices I make about my life. I want to be feel empowered and inspired because they feel good to me. Tracee Ellis Ross my-life good me life I think it's huge that I'm wearing my natural hair texture on ABC in prime time. As Dr. Rainbow Johnson on 'Black-ish,' I think my hair is part of the reality of this woman's life. She has four children and is an anesthesiologist and a wife. She doesn't have a lot of time to fuss with beauty, so her look is pretty simple. Tracee Ellis Ross wife simple beauty life There's a power in what we hold as artists, and part of that comes with responsibility... to share the human experience and really allow that to be seen. Tracee Ellis Ross human experience responsibility power My mom had beautiful clothes. My mom is elegant; my mom is glamorous. But my mom is also really real, and I grew up with a mother who had babies crawling on her head and spitting up on her when she was wearing gorgeous, expensive things, and it was never an issue. Tracee Ellis Ross clothes mom mother beautiful I listen to my body. Some days all I want is a good steak and others, I crave veggies and quinoa. Tracee Ellis Ross listen good body want As a woman of color, we're raised to know we have to be twice as good. Tracee Ellis Ross woman good know color It is important for me to feel like myself on a red carpet - not the way somebody else thinks I should look. Tracee Ellis Ross myself look me red I think it's possible to have a vision for your life that goes beyond any circumstance of anything that you've ever seen, and I encourage people to do that. But I don't think that any of us can do that in a vacuum. Tracee Ellis Ross you vision life people My goal is to make space for my selfhood. All of it. All of me, not just the parts I like or think that others like but all of it. Tracee Ellis Ross like think me space 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 the look. I like my skin fresh and natural enough so my freckles show through. Tracee Ellis Ross skin look me care