Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" There's a lot of negative speak about what it means to be an immigrant. I'm like, 'OK, I don't know where that came from.' We do the dirty jobs. We do the good jobs. We get the job done. "

Yvonne Orji

Job

Good

Know

Related Quotes:

" I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names. "

" I grew up with three older brothers, so I'm very much a tomboy in real life. "

" I've been fortunate that the men I surround myself with in the comedy world are really decent people: men who are very aware, who are very respectful, and understand their place and maybe even some of their privilege. "

" 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. "

" Every time you're on stage, you're acting. "

" Before 'Insecure,' I was a wedding emcee - a host for weddings. That's a world that a lot of people are not familiar with. "

" For me, comedy was deftly terrifying. "

Yvonne Orji

Terrifying

Comedy

" 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 just love new, beautiful music. "

" I started comedy in 2006. I didn't even think it was a thing I could do. "

" I love a dark brown blush, like brown on brown. "

" My actual desire is to be able to comfortably walk out of my house without any makeup on and feel as beautiful as I do when my makeup artist beats my face. "

" I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life. "

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

" I was supposed to be the doctor in my family. "

" On 'Insecure,' Molly works at a law firm, and there's scenes where her boss doesn't value her voice and doesn't value her efforts. And we had a lot of women tweeting 'Me too' in that situation. We're saying, 'Hey, no more. Not on our watch.' "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" I had my masters in public health, and the goal was to be a doctor, and organic chemistry let me know that that was not going to happen, as did my fear of blood. "

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

Yvonne Orji

White

People

" For me, I just stuck to school. I thought you can't be bullied and dumb, so books and I will be friends. "

" I don't know who I'll end up with, but whoever he is must have a strong religious commitment, must be someone who loves God. "

" I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer. "

Yvonne Orji

Lawyer

Doctor

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

Yvonne Orji

Father

Nothing

" On a man, I love Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille. But I wear Orchid Soleil - I love a sweet smell. "

" I entered the Miss Nigeria in America pageant - yes, it's a thing that existed. This was when I was getting my masters. "

" 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. "

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

" By the time I got to George Washington University, I had been a straight-A student in high school. "