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.
— Kiersey Clemons
My grandma was a ballerina.
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.
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.
It's beautiful when someone can carry her own hair and body and curves and bumps.
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.
I genuinely think that I look better with no hair, and I feel sexier.
When you're a fan of someone, and they know your name, you're like, 'Oh my God!'
I agree that lighter-skinned women get favored in Hollywood, and I'm not proud to say that.
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 lived just outside of L.A. for a long time. My dad was in the military, so I moved a lot.
My family's full of wild women.
I grew up with a lot of karaoke and dancing and good movies.
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 don't consider myself to be an extraordinary person.
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.
Hollywood makes stuff that people absorb, and it lingers in your subconscious.
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 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.
I love taking advantage of red carpets.
When I was younger, I liked writing stories and watching younger actors on TV.
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.
I grew up everywhere because my dad was in the Navy. I had to adapt to each environment.
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.
Activism and art do go hand in hand, but I am an artist and an 'artivist' within that.
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.'
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.
I find that I'm much more of a healer than I am anything else.
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.
Any discussion involving the ownership of women's bodies is one to be had! We must manifest the right!
People aren't really mean to me, but people say random things.
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.
