I was never the pretty girl at school. I'm tiny and mixed-race. I grew up in a white area. I was always the loner.

Growing up, I never felt like the pretty girl.

I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.

I knew I would never be cast as the pretty girl.

I'm pretty, but I'm not, like, a 'pretty girl.'

It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.