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> [You could be at the top of your game and then the industry or the media... could decide that you're not, and then you're back at the bottom of the totem pole. It's a very Chutes and Ladders type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/you-could-be-at-the-top-of-your-game-and-then-the-industry-or-the/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

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## Other authors on Game Industry

## More by Da'Vine Joy Randolph

> [For my personal boundaries, I don't look at critiques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/for-my-personal-boundaries-i-don-t-look-at-critiques/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [Laughter, to me, was the currency. It gave me agency within my home, as well as out in the world at a young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/laughter-to-me-was-the-currency-it-gave-me-agency-within-my-home-as/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [Love makes people do crazy stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/love-makes-people-do-crazy-stuff/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [As a woman of color, I always pay homage to my ancestors and elders - in the industry in particular - who have paved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/as-a-woman-of-color-i-always-pay-homage-to-my-ancestors-and-elders-in/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [As a supporting actress, my job is almost like a boxer in the ring, to observe what my opponent is doing and learn how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/as-a-supporting-actress-my-job-is-almost-like-a-boxer-in-the-ring-to/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [I never aim to be funny. I'm always just focused on telling the story authentically, and if that affects people sometimes through laughter, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/i-never-aim-to-be-funny-i-m-always-just-focused-on-telling-the-story/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [Every two weeks, every Friday on the dot, I would go into my dean's office and be like, 'listen, this is the standard that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/every-two-weeks-every-friday-on-the-dot-i-would-go-into-my-dean-s/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [What gives me the most joy is cooking for other people. I look up five different recipes from five different sources to compare. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/what-gives-me-the-most-joy-is-cooking-for-other-people-i-look-up-five/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [I'm just attracted to human behavior and how people sometimes never would interact with one another or be in each other's sphere of awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/i-m-just-attracted-to-human-behavior-and-how-people-sometimes-never/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [I will always pay tribute to, honor, uplift and be a part of Black storytelling, but I need to infiltrate and get in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/i-will-always-pay-tribute-to-honor-uplift-and-be-a-part-of-black/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [I'm a woman of color. And then on top of that, a woman of color who is curvy. Those stories don't get told often.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/i-m-a-woman-of-color-and-then-on-top-of-that-a-woman-of-color-who-is/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [Usually, when I get hit with inspiration hard - I don't know, maybe it's impulsive - but I'm the type of person where I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/usually-when-i-get-hit-with-inspiration-hard-i-don-t-know-maybe-it-s/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [I think creating a recipe that tastes good is art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/i-think-creating-a-recipe-that-tastes-good-is-art/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [No one in my family acts or sings - nothing. There's no sense of entertainment in my family. Sometimes I feel like an oddball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/no-one-in-my-family-acts-or-sings-nothing-there-s-no-sense-of/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

> [Every time I think I'm in control and trying to do something, it doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-vine-joy-randolph/every-time-i-think-i-m-in-control-and-trying-to-do-something-it-doesn/)

[Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-vine-joy-randolph/)

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