When I first started in modeling, I went back to England, and it was really hard, because I would go around to the agencies and they would be like, 'We already have one mixed-race black girl.' — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I went to business school so what they teach you in business school was that success is about positioning yourself to get lucky. It's not just about how hard you work. It is also about a little bit of luck.… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
So I was really excited when I came to America about meeting black people. But it was a huge culture shock, because I was… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I think of L.A. as my home now, in large part because I became the entity that I am in L.A. I always say… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
There was this wave of people who were upset that I was possibly married to a white man. — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I didn't come to L.A. thinking, okay, I'm going to be an actor, so my progression was just kind of organic, starting in print… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
While I might not have a specific experience that is fully American, there is still a knowledge, something that I logically understand as a… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
We definitely experience racism in England and different levels of oppression as well. Anywhere affected by colonialism there's certain kinds of race relations and… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
I think about what I grew up seeing, what I didn't see growing up, and what it felt like when I did see someone… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
People are making a lot more noise about representation and diversity. But I think modeling is one of the professions where people can be… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
It's a very complicated relationship that I have with America. I love it so much. And I also see the places where it's flawed. — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
When I first started in modeling, I went back to England, and it was really hard, because I would go around to the agencies… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
My family is Jamaican. We were just the slaves that were dropped off over there. And at the end of the day when you… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
