Danielle Brooks

Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time…

— Danielle Brooks

Designing wasn't something that I was always into, but I wasn't able to find clothes that I wanted to wear. I wanted…

— Danielle Brooks

I've always said that actor years is like dog years: it feels like forever when you're not working.

— Danielle Brooks

That's very, very important to me, to give another narrative. And Netflix has not been afraid of doing that, as we see…

— Danielle Brooks

Luckily my fans are so lovely and I haven't really had to - what's the phrase? - "Clap back at the trolls?"…

— Danielle Brooks

I've always been able to fake my way into confidence. Sometimes I put my own fears aside to make sure I'm being…

— Danielle Brooks

Honestly, I haven't always been into fashion because I wasn't seeing myself reflected in the fashion industry ... Clothes are such a…

— Danielle Brooks

You reap what you sow, and sometimes the soil can be very dry, and sometimes it will bring a lot of rain.

— Danielle Brooks

It's crazy how your mind works because you can receive hundreds and thousands of all these love posts and all this good…

— Danielle Brooks

I don't have to accept what you think I should look like and I do not accept what you think I should…

— Danielle Brooks

It wasn't until I saw 'The Color Purple' on Broadway when I was 15 that I really solidified acting is what I…

— Danielle Brooks

In Greenville, we were blessed to have lots of youth arts programs. I changed middle schools to go to an arts middle…

— Danielle Brooks

Because I've worked with Netflix from the beginning, and that's my first job, I only want to work with creators, producers, and…

— Danielle Brooks

There's 67 percent of women that are in this plus-size world that we live in. And that's over half of the women…

— Danielle Brooks

Personally, I don't want to live with limitations. If there comes a time where I am dying to play Juliet or Macbeth,…

— Danielle Brooks

My mother is a pastor. I think she has her moments where she's like, 'Dani, what are you getting into,' but at…

— Danielle Brooks

I always wanted to be a Broadway girl. But once I got Tony-nominated, it really messed with me, because it was like,…

— Danielle Brooks

I go by my own standards, and I will be the voice of the curves for the women that feel like they…

— Danielle Brooks

I want to design clothes that I wish I could have worn when I was a teenager.

— Danielle Brooks

In South Carolina, there's a lot of arts programs. So I was blessed enough to go to the Governor School For Arts…

— Danielle Brooks

I'm a country girl. We lived in a neighborhood, but at the back of the house, there was a little pathway with…

— Danielle Brooks

I don't necessarily have one mentor or 'a' mentor. But I do pull inspiration from people, and that's always kind of served…

— Danielle Brooks

I feel beautiful when I watch the commercials or see myself on a bus. But it's not only because it is me…

— Danielle Brooks

I love 'Insecure.' I want to play Issa Rae's sister. I do know Issa Rae, but we ain't besties or nothing.

— Danielle Brooks

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your pride to really go after what you want.

— Danielle Brooks