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As black women, we're miles behind our white counterparts in being offered the space to create and craft female characters in major blockbuster films.

— Teyonah Parris

I had been getting relaxers since I was eight or nine. I had no clue. It was a personal mission to really find out…

— Teyonah Parris

As a girl, I remember looking up to pop singers, and they all had long, straight weaves and light skin. And I thought, 'That's…

— Teyonah Parris

When you have filmmakers like Justin Simien, writers, producers, actresses like Lena Waithe, who are people of color, they're creating their own content and…

— Teyonah Parris

I think, no matter who you are, at some point in your life you've probably said, 'OK, well, who am I, and where do…

— Teyonah Parris

It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

— Teyonah Parris

I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend.

— Teyonah Parris

I'm influenced by many things. Simply turning on the television, I feel inundated with images and messages to be a certain way. So I…

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Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft.

— Teyonah Parris

I, for myself, have wanted to get more into producing because I want to be a part of the conversation and be one of…

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In working with Nick Cannon, he's such a generous guy, a generous actor, and he was very protective.

— Teyonah Parris

You have to really understand and appreciate who are you are and know who you are and what you have to offer people -…

— Teyonah Parris