As an actor, my commitment is to be really mindful of how I'm representing Black women. It's the heart of my drive,… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I feel there's a really raw quality in the Chicago theater community that's really special. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
Instead of asking for permission, we're seeing more artists and creatives taking control over the stories we tell. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
Most Sagittariuses start off really reserved. You gotta check people out, see what they're about, and then once we decide you're cool, then that's… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
Seeing all of these beautiful brown faces and having that patience for them to live in whatever it was that they were living in;… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
Like, no, I can really be queen of the universe. I can be president. I can be, I don't know, an alien from Venus.… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I'm very grateful that 'Beale Street' was that opportunity for me to be introduced to the industry in that way and have some doors… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
When you hear these stories about different cases of police brutality, don't even just make that person just another hashtag, another statistic. That is… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
To see a young black woman being loved for just who she is - her hair, her skin, her clothes - is powerful. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to keep doing work that speaks to me. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I'm not going to sit around and wait for some old studio executive to decide my career path. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
Making films is such a large, collaborative effort and there's so many people who are a part of it. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I remember growing up and feeling like I didn't really see much of myself represented. Or if I did, there were only a few… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
