Elizabeth Berkley quotes

Elizabeth Berkley is an American actress and television personality, widely recognized for her role as Jessie Spano on the TV series "Saved by the Bell." Her performance in the cult classic film "Showgirls" also brought her significant attention. She continues to work in film, television, and theater, and is involved in advocacy and motivational work. Here are 32 of her quotes:

I had to work out where I was going, what type of films I wanted to make. For that reason, I decided to choose independent productions, less important roles, and I tried theater, too.

Elizabeth Berkley

I typically enjoy a beautiful beach destination, as I find the water and sand to be the most replenishing.

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I noticed that no matter where I went in the country, there was this group of questions that got asked. I would track them and keep them in categories. Like body image, school, family, friendship, you name it, the emotional life of a teenage girl.

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Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.

Elizabeth Berkley

No one goes unscathed, we all go through things. We just can't let people's nasty words become our beliefs about ourselves, you know?

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I'm no expert standing at a podium giving speeches. I share heartbeats. Compassion.

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You have to be a little crazy to be a dancer.

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My mission is to give girls the tools to be able to blossom into their best selves.

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Everyone just talks about the problems our teenage girls are facing and what they're dealing with. But there was, to me, a void in how they were being served or helped. I thought, 'Wow, I'd love to create something.

Elizabeth Berkley

No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it.

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I will say a lot of dancers do such beautiful things for their body and then they smoke a cigarette. I've never been a smoker, but I realized after taking yoga . . . in ballet you're not encouraged to do a lot of breathing. I think in a weird way, a lot of dancers find relief in actually breathing.

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We're not excusing the ones who are mean, but I want girls to understand the psychology. It's not in everyone. But the bully needs to put this pain somewhere.

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I get enough sleep. I take very good care of myself. Growing up as a dancer, you know your body so well, you know what to do to overcome something.

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I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.

Elizabeth Berkley

Ask Elizabeth is a community of voices, it's not me standing on a podium telling people how to run their lives, it's girls helping each other sharing their wisdom and advice and I create a space for them to do it.

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Having gone through so many of the personal things I've gone through, its about creating an (online) space for girls to be heard. I don't profess to have all the answers. But Ask Elizabeth is a space where girls are not alone.

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I just love creating an environment where people can open up and say what's on their mind and in their heart.

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I love to sing. Mostly about love and sex.

Elizabeth Berkley

I tell girls, 'If you're tall and feel too tall, the answer is to be taller.'

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I take very good care of myself. Growing up as a dancer, you know your body so well, you know what to do to overcome something. ... I was raised really, really healthy, pretty much vegetarian and a very clean lifestyle, I don't smoke, I don't drink. I'm more addicted to the things that make me feel good - endorphins after working out.

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No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than 'Flashdance.' After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the 'Maniac' thing.

Elizabeth Berkley

Girls are so often pitted against each other as enemies or adversaries. We even see it in 'Us' magazine: Who wore it better?

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