Tatyana Ali Quotations

I had short hair for a while, but I ended up loving it.

I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.

Being on Disney, a lot of young people look up to me.

I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?

Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.

Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.

I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school.

I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.

Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.

Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.

Combine that with the fact that we only had one week to get everything taken care of and to get to know one another, whereas most shows get two weeks. It looked like we would never have a chance.

It took me two weeks to decide to do the tour instead of going right back to school. An album is short-lived and college is four years.

You can't copy style, you gotta create your own.

I believe in fate, I believe in hard work, and I feel like if I just keep marching, the path will kind of appear before me.