I think there's something really thrilling to having to get people laughing about something, and then, when you have them in that comfort space, you can drop the weight into the texture of the story. — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
I loved Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. Its about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home to Nigeria… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
The first information I consume in the morning is probably 'The New York Times' and then my Twitter feed. I think Twitter is a… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka. — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
I was pursuing the arts with theater in school, and I was doing after-school activities, but not in any real movement towards a professional… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
On some days in prison you might just need to get out of there, but on some days - not all days, but some… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
My only want and wish, really, was to tell a good story. I wanted to do good work, tell a good story, and give… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
People were stopping me on the street to say, 'Oh my God, it's Crazy Eyes!' Which is kind of a funny thing to have… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very small town in Massachusetts, and it goes without saying that there weren't many Nigerian families in that town,… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks. — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
When I was little, I didn't smile much. Don't get me wrong. I was a happy kid, but I couldn't stand the space, dead… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
