Yvonne Orji

I'm grounded in who I am.

— Yvonne Orji

For me, comedy was deftly terrifying.

— Yvonne Orji

I like things to happen organically.

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A healthy smile has always been important to me.

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Some people just don't subscribe to labels.

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

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High school is really when I came into my own.

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I was supposed to be the doctor in my family.

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If I'm home on Wednesdays, I go to Bible study. I get my God time in, definitely.

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

We didn't grow up with TV as a viable means of supporting yourself.

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

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

I have a show called 'First Gen' that David Oyelowo is executive producing.

— Yvonne Orji

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

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Auto-pay is not for convenience; it's for the gainfully employed.

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

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

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It's only in acting where I've heard in auditions, 'Can you black it up a little bit? Can you make her a…

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I used to work in public health, and the issues were sustainability, how the funds were being delineated, and if the funds…

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When it comes to black female comedians, it's like, if you're not overweight, are you funny? There's rules, like, you can't be…

— Yvonne Orji

A lot of times, especially in the black community, where therapy is talked about, it's like, 'Just go to church.'

— Yvonne Orji

Wanda Sykes and I have had similar career trajectories. We're both from the D.C. area. She spent five years working as a…

— Yvonne Orji

I grew up in a place called Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the youngest of four. What I remember most about Nigeria was the…

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I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I…

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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…

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I'm just gonna talk about being Nigerian-American. I'm gonna talk about being single. I'm gonna talk about what happened to me on…

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I worked for a company called Population Services International, a social marketing company advocating healthy behaviors. We had a big branding campaign…

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I can only see what's in front of me, but God can see what's behind, what's ahead of me, what's beside me,…

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I've been fortunate that the men I surround myself with in the comedy world are really decent people: men who are very…

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I don't look at God as some boring dude in the sky that tells me what to do all day. I legitimately…

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I remember talking to old-school African American grandpops, and they're just like, 'When I saw my wife, I looked up from across…

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I want to own a comedy club.

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

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I just love new, beautiful music.

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Black girls can make the best girlfriends.

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

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

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I don't even know anyone who hasn't watched 'Sex and the City.' If you didn't, we can't be friends.

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji