American - Actress | October 1, 1986 -
Never let anyone silence your voice.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.
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When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.
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You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me to build my confidence from within and embrace my imperfections.
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My best advice would be that you have to be vulnerable with each other. Like, everyone says you have to be honest, you have to communicate; like, yes, of course, but you gotta be willing to be vulnerable.
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I'm a grandma at heart.
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As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone, do roles that I've done before, then I'm never going to get better as an actress.
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I have so many passions outside of my passion for acting.
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I just live my life. I go where I feel God is calling me.
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Vanessa Williams in person is like... the camera cannot capture how gorgeous this woman is! She is just so breathtaking.
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Oftentimes, a history book in school will talk about the Underground Railroad as if it's one sentence. But thousands of people decided to run, and they single-handedly changed the trajectory of our nation. By running to the North, they put a face to slavery, which recruited a lot of abolitionists.
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My mom bought me an 'Anne of Green Gables' journal. And I just remember thinking it was so cool, and I could write anything in it.
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