Jada Pinkett Smith

“I definitely want to make it very clear to everybody that the educational institution that we have, the school that Will and I have, is not a Scientology school. And that, you know, I know there's been, you know, a lot of buzz around that idea and that it is not my desire to, you know, teach Scientology at all.”

“I don't think it's easy to be married to anyone.”

“Women, you can have it all - a loving man, devoted husband, loving children, a fabulous career.”

“I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.”

“I feel like, to me, art is a ladder to God, in my own opinion, you know. And so, for me, the more people that I can reach through many different artistic avenues, the better.”

“I might get some more animals or something, but I'm done with the kids. I got a boy, I got a girl, and I got an older boy. I'm straight.”

“When I'm tired, I rest. I say, 'I can't be a superwoman today.'”

“I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money.”

“You can be committed to somebody because of ego: 'I said I was going to be with this joker for the rest of my life, so I'm just going to do it.' Or you can be committed because you have a deeply rooted connection.”

“You know, as I get older, personal happiness is all about love. It's all about love. You know, how I'm loved and how I love my family and my husband. That to me is happiness, when I feel like I am loved and I have a place to love deeply. That to me is happiness.”

“I like a lot of metal music. So that's really what I listen to a lot. Or I listen to a lot of kind of off the cuff, like I love artists like Santigold, or Gold Frapp. Yeah. Pelican. Yeah.”

“Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.”

“We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It's kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn't appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn't appreciated. It's like, 'What the hell do you do?' What you do is you don't allow anyone to dictate who you are.”

“It's very important to prioritize. I know, for me, my family comes first. That makes every decision very easy.”

“I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.”

“Tupac and I were just close friends because we had such an insatiable drive and passion for acting and entertainment.”

“Women need to attack those negative voices they have in their head.”

“I don't really cook much. I'm more of a baker. My favorite things to bake that everybody loves, and I can only keep in the house for about ten minutes, are 7-Up cake and Pineapple Upside-Down cake.”

“We all think there is a formula, (but) as long as we love our children, that's really the only solid thing I know that works across the board.”

“At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I've never compromised my integrity to get what I have.”