It's beautiful when someone can carry her own hair and body and curves and bumps.
Kiersey Clemons
I went to high school in Redondo Beach, so a lot of people that went to my school are from Inglewood or Gardena. My best friend lives in Gardena.
I don't care how big a director is; if I hear that he's miserable to work with, I'm not going to do it. I'm not gonna be in misery for two months because it's a good career move.
I lived just outside of L.A. for a long time. My dad was in the military, so I moved a lot.
I think being a feminist is to each her own. It's kind of like asking someone what being a woman means to them. We should all be feminists. We should all want equality.
You have to decide what it is that shapes and defines you. I'm a big sister and a co-parent with my mom before anything. That's my root of all. It's my foundation.
I agree that lighter-skinned women get favored in Hollywood, and I'm not proud to say that.
I ate huge bowls of fresh papaya all day in Fiji when I was filming a movie, which was one of the most magical experiences in my entire life, so the fruit actually really changes my mood and how my body feels.
People aren't really mean to me, but people say random things.
I find that I'm much more of a healer than I am anything else.
I wake up every day trying to hold on to my innocence. That is not a thing that has to do with age. That has to do with the life that you want to have and the perspective that you want to have on life. I do not want to become jaded or cynical.
Once I was old enough to realize that the people I thought were inside the TV were actual people, it was like, 'I want to do that.'
I don't know, I feel like any role that I play is a little piece of me, whether it's their perspective, maybe how they dress, what they think is funny, their loyalty to their friends. It all stems from Kiersey.
When I was younger, I liked writing stories and watching younger actors on TV.
I think a lot of kids I've met in L.A. trying to act want to escape working long days and think acting is all photoshoots and red carpets.
I love taking advantage of red carpets.
Any discussion involving the ownership of women's bodies is one to be had! We must manifest the right!
When you're a fan of someone, and they know your name, you're like, 'Oh my God!'
The thing about having an amazing stylist - it's not about who is better: it's more so about your body type finding amazing pieces, but also, setting the tone for what people believe is your life. It's like the editing of a movie or the color-correcting of a photo.
I was a pretty good kid, but I also knew when it was worth breaking the rules. I don't think that makes you a rebel, though, because that's still exercising some type of caution.
I genuinely think that I look better with no hair, and I feel sexier.
Hollywood makes stuff that people absorb, and it lingers in your subconscious.
I don't think people realize why weaves and the cultural appropriation of black hairstyles are so sensitive. It's deep-rooted. For me, it goes back to high school: I wanted to have the long, flowing hair. So I got a weave. But then I didn't want guys to put their fingers in it - you don't want them to feel your weave.
Growing up, I had really big hair. Giant hair. As I got older, the goal was to make it smaller - I wanted to look like everyone else. So I got a weave. I would manipulate my hair and try to make it straight.
It's a classic love story: me and my hair. I have loved my hair. I have betrayed my hair. My hair and I have gone through this long, gut-wrenching relationship.
I don't consider myself to be an extraordinary person.
Activism and art do go hand in hand, but I am an artist and an 'artivist' within that.
I do not speak at panels, because I'm a real shy actress. And to put me in that position, I'm going to fail you because that's not where my strengths lie.
I grew up with a lot of karaoke and dancing and good movies.
My grandma was a ballerina.
I grew up everywhere because my dad was in the Navy. I had to adapt to each environment.
My family's full of wild women.
