American - Actress | October 1, 1986 -
My mom is from New Orleans. And all of my maternal relatives were there during Katrina. We couldn't even find my uncle for four months. We literally didn't know where he was. I had been there just four days before the storm hit.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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Until we really heal the wounds that we dealt with during slavery, I don't think we'll be a fully realized country.
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I have respect for therapists in general, because they hear so many stories. It's a lot to hold and take in.
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I like the idea of matchmaking; I'm just not very good at it. It's too much pressure!
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With film, there's a consistency to it, but what I like about the TV shows that I've been fortunate to do, like 'Friday Night Lights' and 'True Blood,' is that it feels like you're doing a film.
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As women, I think we give so much of ourselves.
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I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters.
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Little Richard played my uncle on 'Full House.' He's fabulous. I remember him being incredibly kind to me. I just remember him being super, super nice.
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Far too often, I read a script where the girls are the girlfriend or the set dressing.
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I'm so proud of 'Underground' because it's this thriller; it's this action- adventure. It's unexpected. People think it's gonna one be one thing - they think it's gonna be very depressing and downtrodden - and it's empowering.
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'Full House' was the first time I had ever been in front of a live audience. I said a line I had rehearsed with my mom, and they laughed. It was wild. To have that energy of the live audience was like, Whaaat? Feeding off that live audience was, to a 4 or 5 year old, a high.
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We got spoiled with 'Friday Night Lights.' Not every show is like that, and on other shows, if you try to bring that same truth or that same approach, the system of television doesn't always allow for that level of collaboration, which is unfortunate because the work would be richer.
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