you’re poor, but it doesn’t work well when you have a little
money (I emphasize a little—I’m far from rich).
I know this, but honestly, part of me still feels like I could
end up homeless again at any point in time, and then all I’m
going to have is a bag with a dog on it. And I don’t want
that. I’d rather have the money.
I want my money to make me money, but what Jada is
teaching me is that how you look in Hollywood can often
make you money. Opportunities in Hollywood will open up
if you are sending the right signals about yourself. Fashion is
part of how to send the right messages.
If I want to be the girl that belongs in Hollywood, I not
only have to have talent, but I also have to signal to
Hollywood that I belong.
By wearing cheap, low-class, knockoĉ stuĉ, I’m telling
people that they can treat me low-class. ͳat maybe I don’t
belong on that higher level.
I have to value myself properly. ͳat’s something I have
had a hard time with in the past, but I’m getting better.
Jada: “Tiĉany, I’m also going to need you to be
wearing makeup when you’re out or onstage. And can
you at least glue on some lashes and put on some lips
daily?”Tiffany: “I don’t feel like it. If it’s an audition? Yeah. If
it’s an interview for something? Yeah. Otherwise, I feel
like I should be able to walk around here naked-
faced.”