I never want to feel too far away from people. I think that's when you get in trouble. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
People always go, 'Damn, how you got all this happening at once?' I tell them it's the Chicago in me. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I don't like beating people on the head with the message. I don't like standing on the soapbox. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
People can say what they want about a person, but if you're successful and you make them money, then people don't care. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
To be a black person is to come from a long bloodline of survivors and storytellers, with a resilience that people can't… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Wearing one hoop earring and playing with the androgyny - that's who I am. That's what I like to do. And I… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
When people think of the South Side of Chicago, they don't think about where I'm from. It was sort of a pocket:… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I really want the sense of black people being interconnected: If you black and you from Chicago, there's a connective tissue we… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I've known I was gay since I was young, I think. And I mean young - like, young - like 5 or… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I think once 'Empire' hit, there was a lot of bad black TV that followed, because we work in the business of… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
When you're not as accessible, you get in a tent and get in your own head, and you start doing things that… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The '80s really were - talk about no rules. People just did whatever they wanted; they could look however they wanted. There… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The reason I get so excited about 'Master of None' is because it's showing people of color as regular people. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Today, you'll have a following for a film before it even hits theaters. We can reach out and touch our audience in… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of television, and the reason I'm a part of the world is because I'm a fan of it. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it, because it's gotten me a pretty… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I love basketball! When I'm flying, and I have on sweats, a hat, and sneakers, people always assume that I'm a high school kid… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
For me, it's about making art that's not good but phenomenal. James Baldwin didn't want to just stay above the fray. Prince didn't think,… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The truth is, for me, when I was a young black girl who knew I was different, was watching TV, I would always be… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
There's something specific about Chicagoans, and I just felt like I'd love to tell their story in a creative way. Not in a way… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
It's always been my intention to never be boxed in. I never like to do something that it feels like I've done before. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
Wearing one hoop earring and playing with the androgyny - that's who I am. That's what I like to do. And I feel the… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I sort of knew very early on that I wanted to be a writer. Even in high school, I was a big movie buff,… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
