Below are article excerpts:
Quincy Brown on being known as Diddy’s son:
“I don’t want to be labeled or have any handicaps for when I actually achieve or earn something. It’s very easy for someone to say,”Oh, he got that because he Diddy’s son.” My job is to make that HARD or IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to say.”
Alfredo Flores on working with Justin Bieber:
“Justin is like my little brother. As he gets older, he has become one of my best friends. At first, I was his big brother who talked to him about girls and tried to show him the way. Now, that he is older, it’s like we can talk about the same things and relate to each other in more ways than one. He is a great kid, with a great heart and truly one of my best friends.”
Skye Townsend on when she realized her dad was a celebrity:
“I knew he was famous at a young age. I was always on set for “The Parenthood” and realized he had to leave town a lot. However, I went to a school where most kids lived like me with parents like mine so I assumed everybody lived in such a way. I got a quick reality check on that though.”
Kai Morae on being independent:
“I’ve always been a very independent person. I could ask my mom (Lisa Raye) for stuff if I really wanted to but that’s not the kind of person I am. If I want something I’ll work for it.”
H. Wood City on having a back-up plan:
“My mom would always tell me ‘Make sure you have a plan B just in case acting & music doesn’t work out.’ As painful as it was to imagine all my hard work and sacrifices being done in vain, I knew she was right.”
Be Magazine’s Blue Collar Hollywood issue goes on sale October 21st, 2011 and will be available in both digitally and in print.
