I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip-hop, and then the next year I listened to Joni Mitchell. Tessa Thompson hiphopjoni Change image and share on social
I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them. Tessa Thompson admireartistbowie Change image and share on social
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and they did a lot of work in Harlem. So as a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Harlem Library. Tessa Thompson callfathergirl share on social
Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary. Tessa Thompson arbitraryextensionfashion Change image and share on social
The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon. Tessa Thompson breakoutbutterflycocoon Change image and share on social
I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do. Tessa Thompson aimbodycreate Change image and share on social
