Danielle Brooks

I am really glad women are speaking out.

— Danielle Brooks

I've gotten rejected a lot.

— Danielle Brooks

Clothing is so much a part of who we are; that's our way of expressing ourselves.

— Danielle Brooks

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

— Danielle Brooks

I don't drink coffee, but I do try to find a way to get some chocolate in every day.

— Danielle Brooks

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

— Danielle Brooks

There are brands out there, plus-size brands, that all they want to do is sell their clothes and be done.

— 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

I went to Juilliard, for God's sakes. I know a little something about combat.

— Danielle Brooks

Sometimes I need a slower pace, to slow my mind down and just be with nature, go outside.

— 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 grew up spending a lot of time in church, almost every day, whether in choir rehearsal or praise team or Bible…

— 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

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

The sassy black woman who can land a good joke was sort of my go-to audition. Or playing a struggling mother.

— 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…

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

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I was always getting caught for running my mouth. Which is why it was the best thing for me to get into…

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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

I want to be in everything, but that's because I haven't seen someone who looks like me in everything. I want to…

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

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My biggest thing is telling a truthful story, something that is rooted in something and is very honest. If I read a…

— 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

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

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've always gotten like, "you're a queen"' or "yes motha." And "you're beautiful" and a lot of people are saying that because…

— 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

"Be fearless," is one thing. I'm still learning what that means, to be fearless. It doesn't just mean to be fearless in…

— 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

My struggle now is with these red carpets. It is still really hard to get people to design for me. It's frustrating…

— Danielle Brooks

I think there are more limiting factors in my career than just being chocolate. I think being a curvy girl is also…

— Danielle Brooks

For me, it's important to be the representation that I wanted when I was a young girl.

— 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

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

— Danielle Brooks

I like to play people who are underdogs and misfits. People who are not on a straight and narrow path. That's exciting…

— Danielle Brooks

I just want to be fully challenged as an artist, so that anyone who looks like me, who relates to me, says,…

— 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 that we all have missions and purposes in life. Part of mine is allowing women to feel beautiful in whatever…

— Danielle Brooks

I think theater and church are so relatable because it's traditional call-and-response in the way that an audience interacts with the actors.

— 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