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My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.

It's fascinating how much of our sense of attractiveness and feminine identity is bound up in our hair.

A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.

I think hair is just, like, the most important thing about you.

I always had long hair. When you lose it, you realise just how important it is to your identity.

I think for women, especially women of colour, hair has so much to do with our identity and our confidence levels. I've made a conscious choice after growing up and feeling insecure and trying to achieve this look that actually wasn't me, where I've finally stopped relaxing my hair and went back to my natural texture.

I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it.

Everyone should have hair. When you get dressed up, you must do that last whip of hair spray, or life's not worth living.

When I grew up, you needed to have straight hair. It's symbolic of needing to be like everyone else, needing to look like everyone else. And what that meant was looking like the dominant ruling class in America.