Kimberly Elise quotes

A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life. (Kimberly Elise)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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. (Kimberly Elise)

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

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

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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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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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I was vegetarian for about 10 years, decided within that 10 years to just go full vegan ... It's been 15 years of no flesh. What inspired me was as I learned more about the abuses to animals and the way meat was brought to the table and everything that these creatures were going through. It was just another motivation and reason for me to live the lifestyle that felt true to my soul and my spirit. ... You don't realize what food tastes like until you stop eating meat. It's like something happens to your palate, it just gets cleansed and the simplest thing-a tomato-tastes like the most vibrant, amazing thing on the planet. My energy is fantastic.

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

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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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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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Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience. (Kimberly Elise)