Rico E. Anderson

His father is African American and his mother is African American / Cherokee Indian.

Wake up. Stay hungry, hustle hard, figure out what you want, write that shit down and go get it. Work on it every day. I love this saying, "The wealthiest place on the planet, is the graveyard. Because in the graveyard, we will find inventions that we were never, ever exposed to, ideas and dreams that never became reality, hope and aspirations that were never acted upon". Be diligent about what you want. Be humble. It's OK to be flawed. It builds character and just makes you try that much harder. No one is perfect. I'm not. Build and maintain relationships, nurture them, help others, be nice, be kind, don't be a diva, be grateful, be a fucking shark - lion - cheetah - pit-bull - T Rex - Wolverine - Hulk - Superman - Wonder Woman, whatever in this business. If you're the new kid on the block either for a limited or long term or permanent time on a production, be and stay professional. When on set and you are done for the day, hang up your wardrobe. Remind them why they chose you to play in their sandbox. And do it 1000+%. Avengers reference: If you're Hawkeye (the archer) on a team with thunder gods, technological geniuses, super soldiers and Hulks, then do your absolute best to never ever miss the shot. If by chance you do, its OK. Don't be afraid to fail. That means you try harder, push further and realize that it's not always for reasons you may automatically think and in some cases, can control. Don't always take it personally. If you get discouraged, it's OK. I do...a lot. I also get over it. Don't get taken advantage of. It's OK to say no. Get the joke. Watch yourself, know who you are and work like a beast...then, goes to sleep, wake up the next day, rinse and repeat. And have fun doing all of it.