Tatyana Ali Quotes

United States, Actress
January 24, 1979

Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original sitcom Love That Girl!, and had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013. Tatyana costarred in the 2017 TV film Wrapped Up in Christmas.

Also known as Singer, Model, Television Actor, Film Actor

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

Tatyana Ali
- Help
- Me
- Said
Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.

Tatyana Ali
- Working
- Lucky
- Incredible

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.

Tatyana Ali
- Star
- Idea
- Just
I had short hair for a while, but I ended up loving it.

Tatyana Ali
- Up
- Hair
- Short
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.

Tatyana Ali
- Long
- School
- I Can
Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?

Tatyana Ali
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.

Tatyana Ali
- Experience
- College
- Road
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.

Tatyana Ali
- Taken
- Care
- Chance

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

Tatyana Ali
- People
- Up
- Me
Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.

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

Tatyana Ali
- School
- High
- Parents
I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project.

Tatyana Ali
- Play
- Doing
- First
I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school.

Tatyana Ali
- School
- Parents
- Model