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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
Born: Oct 1, 1986
Love Me Mom People Work You
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My siblings are so talented. My sister's a producer, and my brothers and I all write. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Sister Brothers Write Talented Producer Sibling
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Work Grateful College Way Able Talented Learned Been Very Them Much Many Actor Career Filmmakers
Until we really heal the wounds that we dealt with during slavery, I don't think we'll be a fully realized country. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Country Think Wounds Until Heal Dealt Realized Really Fully Slavery
I like the idea of matchmaking; I'm just not very good at it. It's too much pressure! Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Good Too Much Pressure Too Idea Like Very Just Much
I try to give each performance my own soul, to bring a truth to my character. Hopefully, when I bring that much truth to a character, it resonates with somebody, and it sparks some kind of emotion in them. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Truth Character Soul Try Somebody Own Resonates Kind Hopefully Some Give My Own Emotion Performance Them Much Sparks Each Bring
Vanessa Williams in person is like... the camera cannot capture how gorgeous this woman is! She is just so breathtaking. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Woman Gorgeous Williams Like She How Camera Person Just Cannot Breathtaking Capture
I'm a nature lover. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Nature Lover
I come from a family of four brothers, so I like sports. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Family Sports Brothers Come Like Four
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Me You Confidence Mother Build Those Embrace Geeky Imperfections Through Industry Within Go Encouraged Up Stages Dorky Fortunately Who Growing Growing Up Awkward
I have so many passions outside of my passion for acting. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Passion Outside Passions Acting Many
I wouldn't even call myself a former child star. I was a child actor; there's a difference. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Myself Call Child Child Actor Difference Former Even Star Actor
I would be ignorant to say colorism doesn't exist; it's gross and disgusting. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Say Would Would-Be Exist Disgusting Ignorant Gross
It is a beautiful thing to work on your relationship. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Work Beautiful Relationship Beautiful Thing Your Thing
We never get fashion shows in L.A.! Ever! Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Fashion Never Get Shows Ever
With 'Underground,' we see that the wounds that we all, as a nation, inflicted upon our brothers and sisters during slavery have not been healed. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Nation Our Wounds See Brothers Brothers And Sisters Healed Underground Been Sisters Inflicted Slavery
The slave narratives, there is a wealth of research there, because you are hearing stories from the first person account, and that's a whole different thing than reading about it in the history books. You're able to really personalize it. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
History You Wealth First Reading Research Books Able About Because First-Person Narratives Hearing Account History Books Than Person Different Stories Really Whole Different Thing Thing Slave
I'm a research queen. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Queen Research
I can get a little scattered and want to be everywhere and want to do everything for everyone. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Everyone Everything Everywhere Scattered Get Want Little
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Old Organization South Africa Awareness New Involved Missions Got Years South Artists Africa Help
I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Characters Opinionated Passionate Very
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
You Son Random Husband Enough Our Puts Michael Michael Jackson Get Jackson Stop Lullaby Sleep
Far too often, I read a script where the girls are the girlfriend or the set dressing. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Girl Too Dressing Girlfriend Read Often Where Script Far Set
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
People Action Think One Thing Thriller Adventure Underground Empowering Because Proud Very Unexpected Depressing Gonna Thing
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Work Truth You Try Every Other Approach Collaboration Television System Would Would-Be Allow Spoiled Lights Like Because Always Got Friday Friday Night Friday Night Lights Same Unfortunate Which Richer Show Shows Level Bring Night
There's something about Jason Katims' writing that just feels like home to me. He gives you so much liberty to play, which you don't find on most TV shows. You just don't. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Home Me You Writing Liberty TV Find TV Shows About Something Gives He Feels Like Most Just Which Jason Much Shows Play
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. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Black Young Society Statistic Tells Greater Than Sisters Us
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