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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I might get some more animals or something, but I'm done with the kids. I got a boy, I got a girl, and I got an older boy. I'm straight.

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I don't think I've made my favorite film yet. But I loved 'Bamboozled.' 'Bamboozled' to me is off the chain. It's definitely in the ranking. I loved 'Bamboozled.'

Jada Pinkett Smith

Tupac and I were just close friends because we had such an insatiable drive and passion for acting and entertainment.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I met my husband, Will Smith, when I was 19 and auditioned to be his date on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' They said I was too short to play the part.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm not here to - as a parent, I believe we are specifically here to help our children mature in the way that they can take on their own lives. I'm not here to live their lives for them. That's not my job.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I just think, as women, we have to give ourselves room to be individuals. So when a woman makes a decision for herself, we as women shouldn't set those hardcore boundaries for another woman. Just like we don't want men setting hardcore boundaries for...

Jada Pinkett Smith

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm extremely ambitious. I don't know why people are afraid to say that. I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I think that with marriages, people have to understand that you have to look at your marriage and understand what is needed in your marriage - not what people think your marriage should be or what people want your marriage to be.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Women, you can have it all - a loving man, devoted husband, loving children, a fabulous career.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I think women who lead full lives are better mothers.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Women need to attack those negative voices they have in their head.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be - not the women we think they should be.

Jada Pinkett Smith

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