I took organic chemistry, and I got my first-ever F. I ended up going to summer school, and the whole time, I'm… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
As strong as we are, we have our moments. My mama is an African woman who had four kids and was a… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
There's this idea if you are a woman of colour, that you must never let them see you break down. That we've… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I say all the time that when you first meet me, you know three things right off the bat: I'm Nigerian, I… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
A lot of times, especially in the black community, where therapy is talked about, it's like, 'Just go to church.' — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
If I'm home on Wednesdays, I go to Bible study. I get my God time in, definitely. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
By the time I got to George Washington University, I had been a straight-A student in high school. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I grew up with three older brothers, so I'm very much a tomboy in real life. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
A lot of people have done things in the name of Christianity and religion and faith in a not-so-nice way. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
My faith - as well as my Nigerian culture - really gave me the substance and foundation to be who I desire to be… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
My mom would always say, 'Hair is a woman's beauty.' I cut my hair all off. I was completely bald, and that was, like,… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're just regular. Sometimes you wake up, and your breath stinks like everybody else, and you had a bad hair day. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I can only see what's in front of me, but God can see what's behind, what's ahead of me, what's beside me, and it… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
On TV, as in life, white folks are allowed to make mistakes, but usually, black people aren't. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I don't even know anyone who hasn't watched 'Sex and the City.' If you didn't, we can't be friends. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
