Da'Vine Joy Randolph

For my personal boundaries, I don't look at critiques.

— 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…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Love makes people do crazy stuff.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

As a woman of color, I always pay homage to my ancestors and elders - in the industry in particular - who…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I think creating a recipe that tastes good is art.

— 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…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Every time I think I'm in control and trying to do something, it doesn't work.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Music and singing was my start, so I've always loved dialects because of the musicality.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I don't know why, but I really love 'Zombie' by The Cranberries.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

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

When you finish a project, it's always like, 'Is there a possibility for season two?' And they're always like, 'Yeah, for sure!'

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I know what it's like to be in predominantly white situations in the educational system. My parents are educators, and I went…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I think to me the biggest mark of a successful movie is when you can tell a universal story. That to me…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Sometimes you have to just let things be what it is organically and trust in the process to find the next thing.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

That is something that's been a cornerstone for me for forever. I want to play multilayered, complex characters.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

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

I want television and film to reflect what the world is.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph