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" I wouldn't be able to tackle a character like Rosalee on 'Underground' without having tackled the many characters I've played before. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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" Marian Wright Edelman is a mentor and hero of mine. "
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Mine
" The lullaby my husband puts our son to sleep with is so random. It's 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough' by Michael Jackson. "
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" I'm a research queen. "
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Research
Queen
" I'm told I'm a statistic. I'm told that my young black sisters are disease-ridden... but we are greater than what society tells us we are. "
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Us
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" There's this notion, kind of like unspoken, that you can't live your dreams and be a mom. You can't have a career and be a mom. There's still that preconceived notion, and I reject that. "
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Live
Your Dreams
You
" We all try to pretend we're the person we want to be when we're really not, and you've just gotta be willing to say, 'Here are all my flaws; here's who I am - take it or leave it. If you love me still, then let's do this.' "
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" My dream role is actually behind the camera. I want to direct. "
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Want
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" You learn a lot about yourself just by writing it down. "
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Lot
Writing
Learn
" We never get fashion shows in L.A.! Ever! "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Never
Get
Ever
" A lot of the issues today may not affect us personally, but we can't stay in our comfort zone when it comes to protecting our brothers and sisters. We have to get out there and use our voices for them as well. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Today
Stay
Comfort
" '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. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Time
Wild
Mom
" I walk in a space of gratitude. I'm so grateful to God for blessing me with an amazing family and the opportunity to do what I love. "
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God
Gratitude
Grateful
" I don't know if I would be doing what I do without 'Eve's Bayou,' and I don't know if I would have the career that I have without working on 'Eve's Bayou.' The love for what I do, I found it in that project. "
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Project
Career
Doing
" I've always been proud that I come from people who were activists, who have this indomitable spirit. I am proud to have inherited the spirit of resistance and revolution. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Revolution
People
Proud
" After being a mom, we are now in a different chapter in our womanhood, and instead of trying to be our old selves or get our old body back, we should embrace who we are now. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Chapter
Now
Mom
" Marriage is a work in progress, but it's beautiful. "
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Work
Beautiful
Progress
" There's injustices within our system that we inherited from this time, from slavery, and until we confront our past, we're not going to be able to heal the wounds for our future. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Time
System
Slavery
" I'm a nature lover. "
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Lover
Nature
" Henry Louis Gates is such a wealth of knowledge in himself. "
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Louis
Gates
Himself
" Part of an ensemble show is realizing it's a collaboration. It's like a symphony. Everybody takes their turn, but it's really the collective group that matters. "
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Turn
Matters
Group
" I like the idea of matchmaking; I'm just not very good at it. It's too much pressure! "
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Like
Too Much
Pressure
" The AIDS epidemic began before I was born - I've never known a world without it. And yet, despite its omnipresence in our lives, there remains a pervasive silence around AIDS among young people, particularly young women. "
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World
Born
People
" I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters. "
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Opinionated
Passionate
Characters
" I always told my representatives, 'Look, I come from the 'School of Janet' - that's my mom - she raised me to know that I'm more than just set dressing. "
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Know
Look
Mom
" When I was 12 years old, I got involved with an organization called Artists for a New South Africa. One of its missions is to help with HIV/AIDS awareness. "
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Africa
Awareness
Help
" The real trendsetters are the ones who rebel. Those are the ones who everyone in fashion eventually follows. "
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Fashion
Everyone
Rebel
" Injustice is either very blatant - you walk down the street and someone calls you a name; you don't get a job because of your gender or your skin color or your sexual preference - but injustice is also very subliminal. "
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Job
Walk
You
" There are obstacles and challenges that my dark-skinned sisters face that I will never know. How they are perceived when they walk in a room of strangers is something I will never truly know. "
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Face
Walk
Obstacles
" I'm very grateful to have been able to work with so many talented filmmakers and actors during my career. I've learned so much from them. It's been my college, in a way. "
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Career
College
Grateful
" 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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Because
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