I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else. Laverne Cox Read Quote
My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people. Laverne Cox Read Quote
I just have to be myself. I’m not perfect, and I’m going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself. Laverne Cox Read Quote
I never knew my father. He was never married to my mother; he was never a part of my life. It was just my mom, my brother and me. Laverne Cox Read Quote
I was really creative. I started to dance very young. I loved to dance. I begged my mother to put me into dance classes, and finally, in third grade, she did. Tap and jazz, but not ballet. Laverne Cox Read Quote
What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before I transitioned. Laverne Cox Read Quote
Everyone is insecure. I think, really, it comes from, like, a desire to want to be in control of how you’re represented. Laverne Cox Read Quote
