I wouldn’t be able to tackle a character like Rosalee on ‘Underground’ without having tackled the many characters I’ve played before. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
With film, there’s a consistency to it, but what I like about the TV shows that I’ve been fortunate to do, like ‘Friday Night Lights’ and ‘True Blood,’ is that it feels like you’re doing a film. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
I think, as human beings, we try to hide our flaws and try to present this perfect person, this person we wish we were, to our spouse when that causes so many troubles. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
Far too often, I read a script where the girls are the girlfriend or the set dressing. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
I’m so proud of ‘Underground’ because it’s this thriller; it’s this action- adventure. It’s unexpected. People think it’s gonna one be one thing – they think it’s gonna be very depressing and downtrodden – and it’s empowering. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
Full House’ was the first time I had ever been in front of a live audience. I said a line I had rehearsed with my mom, and they laughed. It was wild. To have that energy of the live audience was like, Whaaat? Feeding off that live audience was, to a 4 or 5 year old, a high. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
There’s something about Jason Katims’ writing that just feels like home to me. He gives you so much liberty to play, which you don’t find on most TV shows. You just don’t. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
I’m told I’m a statistic. I’m told that my young black sisters are disease-ridden… but we are greater than what society tells us we are. Jurnee Smollett-Bell Read Quote
