I was born on the other side of the tracks, in public housing in Brooklyn, New York. My dad never made more than $20,000 a year, and I grew up in a family that lost health insurance. So I was scarred at a young age with understanding what it was like to watch my parents lose access to the American dream.
I was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would have done anythi...