Top 29 Kimberly Elise Quotes

#1. I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

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#2. I think it's always nice to have a film where the underdog comes out on top, doing their best, and surpasses everybody's expectations.

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#3. I decided to start embracing and wearing my natural hair, but there was only one problem; I didn't know what to do with it or how to style it. Growing up, all I knew was my relaxed, processed hair, so I had to go through this learning phase.

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#4. 'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.

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#5. I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.

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#6. We need happy, productive citizens on our planet for us to survive.

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#7. I don't want kids to be distracted by pipe dreams.

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#8. Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women.

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#9. I watched Westerns from the time I was a girl. My dad was a big Western fan. I always loved Clint Eastwood movies and 'Westworld', where the guy gets trapped in a western-themed amusement park. The western motif was fascinating to me.

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#10. I can be dramatic. I can be funny. I can be sexy. I can be sad. I can be glad.

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#11. It's what I tell my daughters: Know that your birthright is to shine your light, and don't let anybody deny you of that right. Take responsibility for your life.

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#12. I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

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#13. Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience.

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#14. I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.

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#15. Hollywood is so governed by the ego, and I never wanted to fall into that trap.

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#16. I am actually very in touch with all of my emotions, from joy to pain, and I am free with them.

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#17. I don't have to be glamorous all the time.

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#18. I'm happy when people come up and say how they feel about what your character went through, you know, I went through and it's helping me deal with it. I get to see the movie through the audience's eyes and that's really gratifying.

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#19. I like movies that resonate, that give voice to the voiceless.

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#20. I have the right to shine my light! That's what all women have. Once you own that, you can almost always shine your light.

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#21. It's funny because I never studied, I never took a class. So everything I do is very innate and organic; I don't really have words for it. It is a communion with spirit. I don't get in my own way and allow the character to do what it's going to do.

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#22. Whatever it is that I feel, I express it! I am free with my joy, my laughter, my pleasure, my pain, and I am blessed in that way as an actress that I can access those feelings within myself and not be ashamed to show whatever that is that's appropriate for the character.

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#23. I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.

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#24. A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

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#25. I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.

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#26. Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

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#27. I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities.

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#28. If Judd Apatow called me, I'd do it without thinking about it. I think he does really fun movies.

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#29. I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

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