Issa Rae

It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own…

— Issa Rae

“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many…

— Issa Rae

I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to…

— Issa Rae

I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other…

— Issa Rae

The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and…

— Issa Rae

You know, you have a lot of people - I've met a lot of people in the past, I've gone to private…

— Issa Rae

There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.

— Issa Rae

I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my…

— Issa Rae

I'm a social media addict.

— Issa Rae

Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men,…

— Issa Rae

I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying…

— Issa Rae

Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for…

— Issa Rae

“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to…

— Issa Rae

Sometimes if I'm stuck on something, I'll have a drink, and it'll get me inspired and ready to keep going. But the…

— Issa Rae

“In high school, I developed a new love: acting. I went to a predominantly black and Latino school in Compton and, outside…

— Issa Rae

I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If…

— Issa Rae

It's annoying when people confuse you with the character.

— Issa Rae

Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are…

— Issa Rae

I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people…

— Issa Rae

People are willing to support and watch web series as a legitimate form of entertainment.

— Issa Rae

“Then as the decade made way for the new millennium, cable exploded with its own original content and film studios began to…

— Issa Rae

“Black people of all shapes, sizes, and personalities value the moisturizing product known as body lotion. Lotioning alleviates ashiness. To be “ashy”…

— Issa Rae

I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not…

— Issa Rae

You know, even with the 'Awkward Black Girl' episodes, they come out once a month. That's great for me, it's comfortable, it…

— Issa Rae

Growing up as a young black girl in Potomac, Maryland was easy. I had a Rainbow Coalition of friends of all ethnicities,…

— Issa Rae