Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

I was bullied because I have this thick Nigerian accent.

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I would never do something I'm uncomfortable with.

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

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

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Comedy's the ultimate pill that helps the really hard truths and hard facts go down, right?

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As strong as we are, we have our moments. My mama is an African woman who had four kids and was a…

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

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I was looking around this room, this sea of industry folk. If I had have worn black and white, somebody would have…

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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…

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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…

— Yvonne Orji

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

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People are surprised I do comedy! And I'm like, 'Guys, that's all I have been doing. For, like, forever.'

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When something is not great, I'm not going to eat it. It's not enough to just get full. It's like, how does…

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I believe in the equal and opposite: If I exist, there is an equal and opposite version of me, and so however…

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'First Gen' is kind of the ode to my parents and to really all immigrant children who come here with kind of…

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I don't know how often white people look around and think, 'Wow, there's really a lot of white people here; we should…

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My mom would always say, 'Hair is a woman's beauty.' I cut my hair all off. I was completely bald, and that…

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There's this idea if you are a woman of colour, that you must never let them see you break down. That we've…

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Sometimes you are the only living, walking, breathing version of the Bible that people will ever see. What long-lasting taste are you…

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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…

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For me, staying ready has always been, like, the preparations: do the behind-the-scenes or do what you think that's not sexy that…

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What you see on TV is what you believe you can be.

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I have a saying: Nigerians don't fit in second place. Everything we do we go hard.

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Yvonne Orji

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

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

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

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Don't take it personally if you're met with opposition. Work hard anyway.

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To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.

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A lot of people hustle differently, and I was like, 'You know what, let me hustle and create, and let me have…

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I always say my Christianity and my virginity don't limit options. I think that they refine my options.

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My actual desire is to be able to comfortably walk out of my house without any makeup on and feel as beautiful…

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I had my masters in public health, and the goal was to be a doctor, and organic chemistry let me know that…

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New York is a walking city, so you'll be dressed to the nines, and you'll go out, and you feel more special…

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I'll probably always opt for makeup because I just like the way it feels. You can play with it and create different…

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I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's…

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Getting into comedy was difficult for my parents to comprehend. I think now they are really proud I stuck to it.

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