KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Teyonah Parris Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Teyonah Parris

Showing 1-10 of 56 Quotes by Teyonah Parris

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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It feels good to be a role model for little girls who don't often see natural hair on the red carpet.

~Teyonah Parris

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's no coincidence that the cities with the highest rates of violence also have the highest rates of unemployment. There are not many opportunities. We have to address that, starting from the government down and the grassroots up.

~Teyonah Parris

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I was a wild child tomboy.

~Teyonah Parris

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 22nd, 1987

Links

Find Teyonah Parris on Amazon

Related Authors

Bette Davis
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Garland
Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
Marilyn Monroe
Mae West

Popular Authors

Ansel Adams Maya Angelou Marcus Aurelius Amelia Earhart Jean Piaget Terry Pratchett Rabindranath Tagore Henry David Thoreau

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1978 - Kobe Bryant

1769 - Georges Cuvier

1849 - William Ernest Henley

1868 - Edgar Lee Masters

1878 - George Matthew Adams

1884 - Will Cuppy

1901 - John Sherman Cooper

1908 - Arthur Adamov

1912 - Gene Kelly

1913 - Bob Crosby

Birthdays on August 23rd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Easter Education Experience Inspirational Politics Relationship Success Travel