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Teyonah Parris
Teyonah Parris
American Actress
Born: Sep 22, 1987
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I think, no matter who you are, at some point in your life you've probably said, 'OK, well, who am I, and where do I fit in?' Teyonah Parris
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I want to continue to strive towards deepening my relationship with God and finding peace in whatever trials or circumstances I may be given. Teyonah Parris
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It only takes one person to mobilize a community and inspire change. Even if you don't feel like you have it in you, it's in you. You have to believe in yourself. People will see your vision and passion and follow you. Teyonah Parris
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I'm looking through old things of mine, and there was this binder from when I was 14 years old. It is essentially a dream board. It is a school binder that I had put magazine clippings on. It said, 'TV actress, fame, a picture of Halle Berry, a picture of Christina Aguilera.' I was obsessed with both of them. Teyonah Parris
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I've wanted to be an actress my whole life, and the - none of the women I aspired to be like had natural hair. Teyonah Parris
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I got my first relaxer when I was nine years old. This was in the '90s, and I convinced my mom to let me perm my hair so I could wear a French roll with the crimps in the front. Teyonah Parris
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I was a wild child tomboy. Teyonah Parris
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When you just come into a show that's already established, you feel that they're family, and they have a way of doing things and running things. Teyonah Parris
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When I look at material, I get excited by things that are telling the truth because that's what you want to do: tell somebody else's truth. Teyonah Parris
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When I looked at 'Dear White People,' you have four African-American students who are all very different and who are trying to figure out who they are. They're dealing with identity issues and crises. That is exciting to me, to see African-American young people on a page, on a screen, who are so diverse and whose stories are all so different. Teyonah Parris
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When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair. Teyonah Parris
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Every time I get a role, or the opportunity to explore a role, I look at it, and I think, 'What is the story we're trying to tell here?' Teyonah Parris
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The person that inspired me throughout most of my childhood was Angela Bassett. Teyonah Parris
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In working with Nick Cannon, he's such a generous guy, a generous actor, and he was very protective. Teyonah Parris
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I think social media is a slippery slope because while you're projecting something out to people, they also project back onto you what they want to see. Teyonah Parris
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My dad, bless his heart, always told me I was beautiful, so I was never self-conscious in that way. But when you look at the images on TV, you think you need to look like that in order to be sexy. Teyonah Parris
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As a girl, I remember looking up to pop singers, and they all had long, straight weaves and light skin. And I thought, 'That's what I have to look like if I'm going to be fierce and sexy and all those things.' Teyonah Parris
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It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media. Teyonah Parris
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I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend. Teyonah Parris
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Generally, when I'm going to a new project, I take my own makeup. I'll explain to them what it is that I would like. If they are receptive, we figure it out together. If they're not, I'll be going to back to my trailer and doing my own makeup. And that's the same for hair. Teyonah Parris
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Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft. Teyonah Parris
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I went to this arts high school in Greenville, S.C. In speech class, the teacher, a white man, would say, 'You're talking ghetto. Don't talk ghetto.' I'm not only offended, but I'm confused because while there's nothing wrong with people who come from the projects or the ghetto, that's actually not my experience. Teyonah Parris
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An actor hears 'no' more often than the average person. A black human and a black woman on top of that? That's a lot of no's. Teyonah Parris
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You look at 'Survivor's Remorse.' Or 'Blackish.' Or Issa Rae's brilliant, funny 'Insecure,' which started out on YouTube but is now on HBO. And you see multifaceted representations of the African-American experience. It's insanely exciting. Teyonah Parris
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I went to middle school and high school, and my drama teacher, Ms. Cooper, basically nurtured me. It was always a part of my life, and my parents allowed it to be. Teyonah Parris
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I've had the struggling actor experience. At one point in New York, I was holding four jobs, including bottle service girl, while I was trying to break into acting. Teyonah Parris
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