Ultimately why I do what I do is to allow the story to affect change in people in some way. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I don't wanna play with people's intelligence. I don't want to see or be a part of dumbed-down content. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I'm grateful that some of my characters have stuck and impacted people to variant degrees. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I'm just attracted to human behavior and how people sometimes never would interact with one another or be in each other's sphere… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
What makes an Alexander Payne movie an 'Alexander Payne movie' is that he knows how to make the 'mundane' or the 'average… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I started off as a singer. My mother said to me, 'Go across that street to that theater dept. there's something for… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
What gives me the most joy is cooking for other people. I look up five different recipes from five different sources to… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I don't want for it to ever feel like the viewer has me figured out or that they know my type or… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
It's a thing where you gotta stay true to yourself and be clear on what it is that you want to go… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate to work with some legendary people, but I predominantly work with people that are significantly older than me. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
When people get into extreme situations or they want something bad enough, hilarity can ensue because the stakes are just that high. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I knew that I wanted to be of service to people in some way, shape or form, and do something that made… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I never want to get pigeonholed or known for one thing. I don't want people to be able to finish my sentences. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
What I'm grateful for is Yale taught us all the different styles of acting. That's been such an aid for me in… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
New York has a very specific thing where you can be around thousands of people and still feel alone, you know? — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
Laughter, to me, was the currency. It gave me agency within my home, as well as out in the world at a young age. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
As a woman of color, I always pay homage to my ancestors and elders - in the industry in particular - who have paved… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
As a supporting actress, my job is almost like a boxer in the ring, to observe what my opponent is doing and learn how… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
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… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
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… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
What gives me the most joy is cooking for other people. I look up five different recipes from five different sources to compare. I… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
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. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I will always pay tribute to, honor, uplift and be a part of Black storytelling, but I need to infiltrate and get in the… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
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.… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
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… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
