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Teyonah Parris Quotes

It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: September 22, 1987

Topics

Yourself Color Media Person Young

We can move water easily with plastic pipes. We can move shade around with nursery cloth like a tinker toy for animals and plants. Yet we have developed this necessity to grow food with chemical fertiliser because we have forgotten the magic of manure.

Water Food Plants Grow Magic Shade

Lack of education, old age, bad health or discrimination - these are causes of poverty, and the way to attack it is to go to the root.

Education Age Health Old Age Poverty

I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.

World Believe I Believe Same Whole

Prince and I were just friends. I think he would have been happy to have had a relationship.

Relationship Happy Think Friends He

I think saying you're bad at something is rather wonderful because then it doesn't matter anymore.

Saying Think You Bad Matter Because

I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week.

Work Family Week Everyone Wonderful

I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well.

Myself World I Can Want Stage Well

I only dunked maybe twice a game on average.

Dominique Wilkins

Game Average Twice Only Maybe

If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.

Smart Someone Powerful Person Kind

I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.

Time Water Fishing Mind Busy Think

I think, with any topical show, it's very easy to find yourself caught up in the news cycle, and working at 'The Daily Show,' I definitely found myself in that, where we would be talking about the last 24 hours.

Daily Myself Yourself Think Talking

It's kind of a crazy thing with kid actors because a lot of them get hired without people really knowing if they're good or not. They get hired for the way they look at a really young age. You also have your fingers crossed around kid actors... because the lessons they learn on set aren't always the best. You can really get whatever you want.

Good Age Best People Crazy Learn

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