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My feeling about growing up in New Jersey was, ‘How come I’m not in New York?’ That being said, I’m older and I have a better worldview now, and so I think I grew up in an incredibly privileged position. The town I grew up in is beautiful. I got a great education, and I’m very grateful for it  (Being New In Town Quotes) Lordy, lordy, lordy do I love money. It is a character flaw, no doubt, one that springs from a panicked childhood in which I always felt as if our family was only a couple missed child support payments from being tossed onto the pitiless streets of our suburban New Jersey town  (Being New In Town Quotes) I was actually born in New York City, but my family moved to Atlantic City when I was five, this being my dad’s home town, so I think that qualifies me as a Jersey resident if not a bona fide native.  (Being New In Town Quotes) As an individual, and I have to say as a person of color, the thing about being an ‘other’ in America is I really feel like you’re bilingual. I’m from a small town in Wisconsin, but even when I’m in New York and I’m working for MSNBC or CNN, you’re used to being the only black person in the room.  (Being New In Town Quotes) I came from a small town in Pennsylvania - where ‘style’ was whatever was new at the Gap. Being on ‘Ugly Betty’ at such a crucial time in my life sparked my love for the industry.  (Being New In Town Quotes)