Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are always portrayed to be cool or overly dramatic, anything but awkward. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!' — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own knowledge and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many black men… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to curate the… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
You know, you have a lot of people - I've met a lot of people in the past, I've gone to private schools, you… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my life, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men, and they'll… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for what else… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
