B&B: Well, a lot of the readers here aren’t going to take it easy on you with their comments. What keeps you going through all the criticism and doubt?
AR: I’ve been through criticism my entire life. You know what they say, though, “If no one is talking about you, then you’re not the business.” My ultimate goal is to get as much acting in as possible. But my mind isn’t just set for bright lights and stardom, I also want to help teenage women and foster kids. I know a lot of women who have led or lived the life that I went through and I want them to know that there is a bright light at the end of that tunnel. Nothing is going to deter me from accomplishing my goal. Not even the haters or “interesting comments” that are on this site. The hate… I love it! It’s just like what Katt Williams says about haters, and I’m looking to add a few to my roster.

B&B: If you had a chance to do something different and unexpected with yourself and your career – what would you do and why?
AR: I would want to write, direct and produce a sitcom about my life. Not my life now, because it’s a lot better than it was five years ago. So, it would be able my life five years ago. I think that it would be naturally funny. The things that I have gone through are relatable and I think that it would help people out. I am a military brat. I have never spent more than two years any where. My mother, she’s not only a vet, but she was an addict, too. I was a teenage parent, caring for my child and I hit the ground running with my son. I have lived in homes, at times, with five to six girls and we’re all out here just trying to make it. There are a lot out there who are going through the same things that I have gone through. I want to let them know that things truly get better. It’s not because of anything other than hard work and God’s blessings and I’m thankful. I feel like I am a good person to be a role model and you can take what I’ve seen and apply it to your life.

B&B: As 2008 keeps getting deeper and deeper – would you find yourself back into a relationship or would you continue to cut your teeth in the modeling scene as a single lady?
AR: My boyfriend is a writer for Smooth [Magazine]. He understands the business. I am a non-drama type of person and he’s the same. I have been single plenty a time before. But all in all, when I am in a relationship, I am a very private person. On my Myspace page, it says that I’m single, for a reason, and he understands that. I’m not going to cheat on him or sneak around on him. I just am very private about what I do within my relationship. He’ll be there while I’m doing an event or a shoot. It’s a respect thing between us and we have an understanding about that and one another.

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