KIERSEY CLEMONS

I lived just outside of L.A. for a long time. My dad was in the military, so I moved a lot.

I love taking advantage of red carpets.

I think a lot of kids I've met in L.A. trying to act want to escape working long days and think acting is all photoshoots and red carpets.

I went to high school in Redondo Beach, so a lot of people that went to my school are from Inglewood or Gardena. My best friend lives in Gardena.

People aren't really mean to me, but people say random things.

When I was younger, I liked writing stories and watching younger actors on TV.

I don't know, I feel like any role that I play is a little piece of me, whether it's their perspective, maybe how they dress, what they think is funny, their loyalty to their friends. It all stems from Kiersey.

I agree that lighter-skinned women get favored in Hollywood, and I'm not proud to say that.

I was a pretty good kid, but I also knew when it was worth breaking the rules. I don't think that makes you a rebel, though, because that's still exercising some type of caution.

I grew up with a lot of karaoke and dancing and good movies.

I do not speak at panels, because I'm a real shy actress. And to put me in that position, I'm going to fail you because that's not where my strengths lie.

Hollywood makes stuff that people absorb, and it lingers in your subconscious.

It's a classic love story: me and my hair. I have loved my hair. I have betrayed my hair. My hair and I have gone through this long, gut-wrenching relationship.

You have to decide what it is that shapes and defines you. I'm a big sister and a co-parent with my mom before anything. That's my root of all. It's my foundation.

My grandma was a ballerina.

I don't think people realize why weaves and the cultural appropriation of black hairstyles are so sensitive. It's deep-rooted. For me, it goes back to high school: I wanted to have the long, flowing hair. So I got a weave. But then I didn't want guys to put their fingers in it - you don't want them to feel your weave.

I wake up every day trying to hold on to my innocence. That is not a thing that has to do with age. That has to do with the life that you want to have and the perspective that you want to have on life. I do not want to become jaded or cynical.

The thing about having an amazing stylist - it's not about who is better: it's more so about your body type finding amazing pieces, but also, setting the tone for what people believe is your life. It's like the editing of a movie or the color-correcting of a photo.

I don't consider myself to be an extraordinary person.

When you're a fan of someone, and they know your name, you're like, 'Oh my God!'

I don't care how big a director is; if I hear that he's miserable to work with, I'm not going to do it. I'm not gonna be in misery for two months because it's a good career move.

Any discussion involving the ownership of women's bodies is one to be had! We must manifest the right!

I grew up everywhere because my dad was in the Navy. I had to adapt to each environment.

Once I was old enough to realize that the people I thought were inside the TV were actual people, it was like, 'I want to do that.'

I think being a feminist is to each her own. It's kind of like asking someone what being a woman means to them. We should all be feminists. We should all want equality.