Quotes by Jada Pinkett Smith

About Jada Pinkett Smith:

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
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When I'm tired, I rest. I say, 'I can't be a superwoman today.'

Jada Pinkett Smith

I do a lot of reading, meditating, and praying to stay as grounded as I can be in this crazy world.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Will and I are yin and yang. He's all sky, vast and bright and soaring, and I'm all earth. I'm here to ground him, and he's here to help me fly.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I just want pieces of the world.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I don't really cook much. I'm more of a baker. My favorite things to bake that everybody loves, and I can only keep in the house for about ten minutes, are 7-Up cake and Pineapple Upside-Down cake.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I never stop being a mother and I never stop being an artist. You understand? Which is probably why my kids are so creative, because it's not separated.

Jada Pinkett Smith

One of the reasons why I decided to participate in 'HawthoRNe' was I really wanted the opportunity to show how ordinary people do extraordinary things.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I don't get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I'm not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it's paralyzing.

Jada Pinkett Smith

When we met, I never thought in a million years that Will Smith and I would be together.

Jada Pinkett Smith

At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I've never compromised my integrity to get what I have.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I really look at children as being little people and not necessarily things or people to control.

Jada Pinkett Smith

When I believe in something, I'm very passionate. I don't take 'no' for an answer.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Nobody I know would have expected me to marry Will, and nobody he knows would have expected him to marry me because we are so opposite. Yet we're perfect for each other.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I don't think it's easy to be married to anyone.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I can't cook! It's genetic. My grandmother can't cook, my mother can't cook. I was raised to believe you eat because your body needs fuel for energy, so I eat super foods.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Know this, if someone has cheated on you who truly loves you, they have hurt themselves as much as they have hurt you.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.

Jada Pinkett Smith

How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?

Jada Pinkett Smith

Take responsibility about what you have on your TV, and about what you are out there supporting.

Jada Pinkett Smith

When I was growing up, my mother only put her foot down once: She said, 'You are going to college.' And that was a lifesaving moment. But she never talked to me about my clothes or hair. So I learned how to parent my kids through her.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I definitely want to make it very clear to everybody that the educational institution that we have, the school that Will and I have, is not a Scientology school. And that, you know, I know there's been, you know, a lot of buzz around that idea and th...

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Author Bio

  • NameJada Pinkett Smith
  • Descriptionactor, singer
  • BornSeptember 18, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer-songwriter; Singer; Composer; Film Producer; Songwriter; Film Director; Writer; Businessperson; Voice Actor; Musician
  • AwardsDavid Angell Humanitarian Award