I don't know that I constantly think about being a black woman. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
This is an age where you could put anything on YouTube; people can make films on their own. — Susan Kelechi Watson Age Copy Share Image
I pray and meditate every morning for anywhere between 15 to 50 minutes. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
You have to practice the life you want regardless of what the circumstances are. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
There was no way to predict that 'This is Us' was going to be what it is, that it would really resonate… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
I trained in theater. I loved Los Angeles, but I've found New York to be successful for me. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
It's always really cool as an actor to have a character that people want to see the best for. — Susan Kelechi Watson Actor Copy Share Image
That's always fun to play: the person who can be truthful and blunt, and people take it because that's who she is. — Susan Kelechi Watson Character Copy Share Image
After a while, the person who knows the character best is you, the actor. — Susan Kelechi Watson Actor Copy Share Image
I personally don't lock in a performance, because I do leave room for things to happen, so I just make sure I'm… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
We all need somebody to say, 'I love you. I see you. And I'm not going to give up on you.' Everybody… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
I think, so often, we can let our circumstances dictate what our value is. And I have to remember that my value… — Susan Kelechi Watson Dirt Copy Share Image
I'm the ultimate studier of comedy. I grew up in a very funny household. My dad is the king of one-liners; my… — Susan Kelechi Watson Comedy Copy Share Image
I actually worked with an organization called Drama Club that works with incarcerated teens and youth in a detention center and in… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
I've trained in dance for most of my life, but ballet was the thing I left behind the earliest because they felt… — Susan Kelechi Watson Ballet Copy Share Image
It's a complicated dynamic sometimes, mothers and daughters. There's this thing of, like, 'This is a model of womanhood for you,' but… — Susan Kelechi Watson Children Copy Share Image
What I say is that there's this culture and this vibe and this community in Brooklyn that's so amazing and wonderful, and… — Susan Kelechi Watson Amazing Copy Share Image
With my representation of a black woman in the world today, there's such a powerful response from my community about what it… — Susan Kelechi Watson Community Copy Share Image
There is nothing like being able to develop a three-dimensional character over a long period of time. Sometimes you aren't able to… — Susan Kelechi Watson Character Copy Share Image
PBS was just such an awesome resource for a child's early development. And now I realize Mister Rogers is also an awesome… — Susan Kelechi Watson Awesome Copy Share Image
So many people want to be seen not just as a mom or a wife, but they want to be seen wholly. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
As a kid, you're so at the mercy of the people around you, the people raising you, your environment. — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
Some of the joy in acting is switching it up: being able to do something that's different than what you've been doing. — Susan Kelechi Watson Acting Copy Share Image
A month before I booked 'This Is Us,' I was like, 'Maybe I should move to Montreal and work in a coffee… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
There was a time when I just didn't have the opportunities, which meant going without things in my life - whether it… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
As you build your career, you know where you want to go. I'm definitely moving towards films. That's definitely a goal. I'm… — Susan Kelechi Watson Career Copy Share Image
Historically, and even now, women have been asked to give up on their dreams way more than men, mostly - because it's… — Susan Kelechi Watson Dreams Copy Share Image
