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" I want to do more good work. That's very much my parents' influence in me. "

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" My father just instilled in me that either you're going to be No. 1 or nothing at all. "

" I used to work in public health, and the issues were sustainability, how the funds were being delineated, and if the funds were actually helping the people we think they're helping. "

" High school is really when I came into my own. "

" I was bullied because I have this thick Nigerian accent. "

" I was so focused on advancing in my career that I didn't have enough emotional capacity for dating. "

" My faith has really been the biggest asset of my career. It has grounded me and let me focus on what's important. "

" It's great for people to give out of the kindness of their hearts, but because we're in a consumerist society, it's also great to have the opportunity to give and get. "

" How many shows on TV do you see young black people, both women and men, really embody a full-fledged human being, flaws and all? "

" I don't look at God as some boring dude in the sky that tells me what to do all day. I legitimately be like, 'Yo, you know what, G, that's crazy how that happened. That's dope. You know, you the real MVP.' "

" As strong as we are, we have our moments. My mama is an African woman who had four kids and was a nurse for 25 years, and she had her moments. I've seen her cry. "

" Sometimes you have to experience things for yourself to learn the lessons that you need to learn. "

" On TV, as in life, white folks are allowed to make mistakes, but usually, black people aren't. "

" As a performer, the thing you want the most is to be your authentic self. "

" I took organic chemistry, and I got my first-ever F. I ended up going to summer school, and the whole time, I'm thinking, 'I am not good at sciences.' "

" Any show that speaks to people of color feels the burden to never mess up, never make its characters look bad - to always get it right. "

" If you're a woman of colour and you have any level of education, you have to adapt. "

" A lot of people have done things in the name of Christianity and religion and faith in a not-so-nice way. "

" I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I heard back was: 'Do comedy.' It was something I had never done before, but I gave in, tried comedy, and the rest is history. "

" I grew up Catholic, so I had a more traditional relationship with religion. "

" I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's like, 'Good luck getting a black man.' "

" The thing about black women and black hair is that you just have to experiment. "

" Sometimes you're just regular. Sometimes you wake up, and your breath stinks like everybody else, and you had a bad hair day. "

" I want to own a comedy club. "

" I don't know how often white people look around and think, 'Wow, there's really a lot of white people here; we should fix that.' But I know black people often look around and think, 'Wow, I'm the only one here - why?' "

" I was looking around this room, this sea of industry folk. If I had have worn black and white, somebody would have asked me to get them a cocktail; the only other people of colour there were servers. "

Black And White

" There's not one black narrative. There's not one way to be black. "

" You can't tell me no, because you can't tell Jesus no. It doesn't work. "

" I would never do something I'm uncomfortable with. "

" You can't say you're an actor if you've never acted, and you can't act if no one gives you an opportunity, but they won't give you an opportunity because you've never acted. You're like, 'What in the world? Someone give me a chance!' "

" I grew up in a place called Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the youngest of four. What I remember most about Nigeria was the ease. I would play by the pool, have fun with friends. "