Hollywood is so governed by the ego, and I never wanted to fall into that trap. Kimberly Elise More Quotes by Kimberly Elise More Quotes From Kimberly Elise 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. Kimberly Elise athletic track athlete Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength. Kimberly Elise understanding parent strong 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. Kimberly Elise i-am myself blessed character In my college days, I went wild with my hair. I dyed it every color in the book and, quite naturally, my hair would break off from all the damage. When our hair breaks off, of course, there's only one thing to do - braid it up. I wore braids for a while and would always feel like I just never knew what to do with my hair. Kimberly Elise feel color hair book Believe it or not, I loved my Jheri curl and thought it was beautiful on me. It actually made my hair grow like crazy. What they didn't tell you back then was that once you get the Jheri curl, there's no way of getting rid of it, so when I was over it, I ended up having to cut off all my hair and start all over again. Kimberly Elise me you crazy beautiful Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women. Kimberly Elise self-esteem young-women women young 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. Kimberly Elise you light responsibility life If Judd Apatow called me, I'd do it without thinking about it. I think he does really fun movies. Kimberly Elise think me fun thinking 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. Kimberly Elise see look black change 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. Kimberly Elise words character funny way 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. Kimberly Elise shine you women light
