The Saving Our Cinderellas program is a facet of Saving Our Daughters which is more specifically geared towards using music, theatre, film and television as a means to help build self-esteem in our girls by developing programs that allow them to discover, explore and express their individuality using the arts. Grace Gealey Read Quote
Connecting with people in person is so important. To look in the eyes of our girls and let them know that you really do support them transcends the impersonal connection of technology. Grace Gealey Read Quote
Having racially diverse casts on television is a more accurate depiction of the demographic of the world we live in. Grace Gealey Read Quote
I used to run around barefoot and climb trees and pick fruit and sell it on the side of the road like a real island girl. Grace Gealey Read Quote
Because of the fact that being a professional actor is not a career that is widely pursued back home in the Cayman Islands, I never thought it was a viable profession. It didn’t even cross my mind. So when I knew I wanted to do theater, I didn’t think ‘actress,’ even though I loved to perform. Grace Gealey Read Quote
There a lot of other things I love to do. I consider myself as an artist, so I dance, I paint, I sing, so as long as I’m creating, I’m happy. Grace Gealey Read Quote
Back home, we watch a lot of movies, and that was never available to us. When I came to America, I was like, ‘No, it’s really coming out this Friday? Not three months from now?’ Grace Gealey Read Quote
I understand that there are a few roles out there and tons of actors. Just because you don’t get the big break doesn’t mean you’re not worthy or that what you have to offer isn’t valid. Grace Gealey Read Quote
Living the life I have lived – being raised by deaf parents, assimilating to a different culture, and the challenges I have faced over time – has given me insight to the fact that each person has their own complex, intricate story, and it’s rarely what I suspect it is. We must have compassion and grace for each other. We must. Grace Gealey Read Quote
