Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I knew that I wanted to be of service to people in some way, shape or form, and do something that made…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I think as an actor, it's very exciting when you have a really fully realized, complex, multifaceted character already established.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

What makes an Alexander Payne movie an 'Alexander Payne movie' is that he knows how to make the 'mundane' or the 'average…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I had a well-developed palate at a young age. I was lucky to grow up in a place like Philadelphia - it…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

All you can do is manifest and put things into action. But at the end of the day, what's for you is…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Honestly maybe Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, and Lauryn Hill are artists who I can be like, carte blanche, straight across the…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

When you finish a project, it's always like, 'Is there a possibility for season two?' And they're always like, 'Yeah, for sure!'

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

What I'm grateful for is Yale taught us all the different styles of acting. That's been such an aid for me in…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I cooked for real when filming 'The Holdovers.' Reading the script, it felt very quiet and intimate - like when you're snowed…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I know what it's like to be in predominantly white situations in the educational system. My parents are educators, and I went…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Sometimes as women, especially women of color, it means something when someone you can watch has done it. And it then motivates…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

You could be at the top of your game and then the industry or the media... could decide that you're not, and…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

My mother is a teacher, and she worked tirelessly in the public school system, working the afterschool programs and the like, so…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Every role that I do, I always leave subliminal love letters to women of color in the details. You can go back…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

No one in my family acts or sings - nothing. There's no sense of entertainment in my family. Sometimes I feel like…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

When you're doing a multicam sitcom, you have an audience right there. When you go into single cam, whether it's TV or…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

As my life gets crazier, I've started to get into the idea of healing frequencies. If it's a stressful day, I'll have…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I respect and revere all the characters that I play because I understand how priceless, invaluable it is to have this opportunity.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I'm aware that creative art is my form of ministry, my form of activism, my gifts, and with that comes great responsibility.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

What gives me the most joy is cooking for other people. I look up five different recipes from five different sources to…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

To be a woman of color, to be a woman with financial limitations, there's a hustle, a drive, a diligence that's like…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

As a woman of color, I always pay homage to my ancestors and elders - in the industry in particular - who…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

We all have gifts, and I encourage everyone to take the time to tap in and discover what their many gifts are.…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I'm a woman of color. And then on top of that, a woman of color who is curvy. Those stories don't get…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Take care of yourself by any means necessary' was something that my family ingrained in me. Because when you take care of…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Every role I choose, when I say yes to a role, it's like me saying, I want to pay homage to this…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

As a supporting actress, my job is almost like a boxer in the ring, to observe what my opponent is doing and…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph