Jurnee Smollett-Bell : (8)

" 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. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" As women, I think we give so much of ourselves. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" I have a complex heritage: my mom is African American, and my dad is Jewish. Both were activists, and they met during the movement in the ’70s. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" We never get fashion shows in L.A.! Ever! " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" My best advice would be that you have to be vulnerable with each other. Like, everyone says you have to be honest, you have to communicate; like, yes, of course, but you gotta be willing to be vulnerable. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" I don’t really think about the critics or the commercial success. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell

" 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

" That’s something I’ve struggled with my entire life – people underestimating me. " - Jurnee Smollett-Bell