Quick Quotes
Lisa Ling: You definitely seem evolved in your level of security.
Jada Pinkett Smith: Well, you know, when you’re dealing with actresses, and just people in this industry as a whole, we’re constantly inundated with rejection, people telling us what we’re doing wrong. You start to second-guess yourself.Lisa Ling:What are your biggest insecurities?
Jada Pinkett Smith: Oh, my body. I hate my legs. Hate ’em.Lisa Ling:You’re kidding. You’ve got great legs.
Jada Pinkett Smith: But that’s the thing, you need other women around you to be a mirror, because sometimes we can’t see ourselves. We’ve been given a certain language, situations that basically form who we are— and the media, which is a whole other thing…. As women we look for this thing and that thing; we fill those voids with men, or with food, sugar, whatever, instead of really dealing with the core issues, the issues we don’t want to look at. But that’s the jewel. That’s where happiness lies.Lisa Ling: As an actress and a public person, how much responsibility do you feel?
Jada Pinkett Smith: I feel every individual, and every artist, has to figure out their own responsibility level. For me, when it comes to women, I am extremely sensitive to the roles I take and how I’m portrayed physically.I try really hard to stay away from stereotypes.
