Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Skai Jackson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Skai Jackson.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Skai Jackson

Skai Syed Jackson is an American actress who was included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in 2016. She portrayed the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie (2011–2015), which she subsequently reprised in its sequel Bunk'd (2015–2018).

A lot of my fans also have gotten bullied and they always tweet me, 'How do you deal with it?' I always get questions about that, and I say if someone's bullying you, stand up to them. Say something.
Everyone is going to go through that phase of not liking their hair, but at the end of the day you're going to regret that you ever put relaxer or anything in your hair.
I always want to do things in my career that would make people proud. — © Skai Jackson
I always want to do things in my career that would make people proud.
When I feel like I'm getting overwhelmed, I take a break from my phone and social media to regroup.
Social media can really just be a terrible thing sometimes, and people don't really understand that.
I just feel to be confident in yourself is to surround yourself with positive people, people that uplift you and are only here for what you do and love what you do.
If I had to direct or produce a show, it would be about a young Black girl who is a superhero and helps save the world.
I never thought in a million years that I would be called a role model for girls and even boys, too.
If you are getting bullied online try not to let it affect you! I know it's hard but the more you act like you care, the more the person will keep bothering you.
All kids should be able to have healthy food to eat and should not have to worry about when their next meal will be.
At the end of the day, not everyone's going to like what you do. There's always going to be that one person, or many people, who are going to keep on nagging at you and picking on every little thing that you do.
Seafood is my favorite and I couldn't live without it!
Never use curse words, foul language, or racial slurs, or say anything about a person's appearance. Just work with being smart-mouthed. — © Skai Jackson
Never use curse words, foul language, or racial slurs, or say anything about a person's appearance. Just work with being smart-mouthed.
I definitely pick and choose what I put out and what I want people to know.
It's important to do anything you can to support the causes that you care about. I think something as small as posting articles on social media or having important conversations with your friends are ways of getting your voice out there!
If I could only eat one meal for the rest of my life it would be king crab legs, salad and some chicken.
Beyonce's like my secret mother.
I feel like, if you have a big platform, please use it for great... just like me, just like a bunch of people are. It takes two seconds. It's not gonna mess up your Instagram feed, you can do it.
I woke up and I just saw all these things, like 'RIP Skai Jackson,' and I'm like, 'Why do people think I'm dead? Like, what happened? Where did this come from?' And then one of my fans told me it was some girl who started it. And for me, that's just like not funny at all.
During my teen years, I just really started to get anxiety. I would get stage fright when I would do certain speaking engagements and I always would get through them, but it was a really nerve-racking and hard thing to do.
I would recommend these books: 'Dream Big, Little One,' by Vashti Harrison, 'I Am Enough,' by Grace Byers, 'Hair Like Mine,' by LaTashia M. Perry, 'Hair Love,' by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley... and of course, my book!
It took me so long to find the perfection foundation shade.
I would always just get DMs from my fans, because people know I'm an advocate for anti-bullying. So I would always just look at my messages and see a bunch of my fans saying, 'Look at what this person said to me, I don't know how to deal with this.'
Sometimes you need that time away to disconnect from social media.
Even in pictures, people think that I'm over five feet, and when they meet me in person, they're like, 'Oh, you're so short. I didn't expect that because you look so tall in pictures!'
To complete my look, I like to add fun accessories such as a dainty necklace, bracelets and a ring.
I have a really positive mindset about everything.
I don't like how social media allows people to be so mean and say really hurtful, negative things. It's just not cool.
I'm a big fan of Michelle Obama. She's such a positive person.
I feel like when you're dancing, especially how we're doing it on live television, you need to give that energy to the camera which is mainly with your face.
I've always wanted to design clothes.
I was so happy that Justin Bieber snuck in my room. I was like, 'Oh my goodness.' You couldn't tell me anything. I was so happy.
Debby Ryan is fantastic, I love to have her. She's a great person and she has good acting skills.
The music video, Lil Nas X, he asked me to be in the 'Panini' music video. It was crazy. I was just listening to the song and I was like, okay, this is going to be my first music video but it was really fun.
For me, growing up at a young age in the limelight and on social media, I joined Twitter when I was 10 and I got my Instagram when I was 11, so when I joined Instagram, I did notice a lot of hate comments or people would just, like, nitpick at my appearance, just to be funny.
I have a great sense of humor, I mean even when my meme came out I reposted it. I didn't care. I was laughing, too!
There should be consequences that happen when you say things about people, especially racist things.
As I've gotten older, I've started to find my voice. — © Skai Jackson
As I've gotten older, I've started to find my voice.
My friends are my everything. When I feel that anxiety, I always call them or text them and they talk me through it.
I've even become kind of well-known for taking on some bullies online. One of the most notable is the pop star Azealia Banks.
I would say if you're getting hate on social media, just don't reply.
If I had only 60 seconds, I would pack some clothes, my phone, charger, toothbrush, head scarf, and shoes.
Trump doesn't define my destiny, only I do and the Lord above.
There is so much going on in world, even just on the Internet. I think TV should push to put some of the positive things going on in shows, and also to discuss more of the negative things so more people can relate.
Because I'm so young, it's really important to me to speak my mind.
Grey is one of my favorite colors.
Okay, so 'clap back' is when you might be in a confrontation with someone and they're coming at you negatively, but you put them in their place but without being too nasty, so you just clap back a little bit.
I'm not exposing anything thats private - that's one thing I won't do. — © Skai Jackson
I'm not exposing anything thats private - that's one thing I won't do.
If you want to get a dog, please adopt. I know a lot of people want these fancy breeds, but I think it's better to adopt, because there are so many amazing dogs.
Even though I'm young, I really try to do the right thing.
I mean, if someone wants to buy a dog that's their business, but I would definitely say adopt, don't shop.
Never tweet while you're angry; you'll probably regret it later.
Sometimes, to take my mind off of things, I will hang out with my friends and see a movie.
And my mom has always wanted me to be who I was born to be and whoever I want to be and inspire to be in life. So my mom is really supportive and I love that.
I was looking for a dog when I was around 9 or 10 years old. I'd just moved to L.A. and I was working on a lot called Hollywood Center Studios. One day, a dog adoption company came to the lot and were passing around flyers saying they'd have RVs the next week full of adoptable dogs from a no-kill shelter. So I was really happy about that.
Whatever you want to do in life, just know that you will do it. Just believe in yourself. It might take so many years to finally accomplish that, but you have to work for it.
I'm against bullying, I hate it because I've dealt with it.
I've gotten approached like, 'Oh, you're the girl that's on Twitter' or 'You're the girl who was in the meme.' It's funny that sometimes people don't really know me from my TV shows.
I love to have a very bright center of my face. I learned that on 'Jessie'... it looks great on camera.
If you don't know what you're passionate about, it's always fun to try new things.
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