When I talk about feminism, sometimes I feel like being a black woman is cast aside. — Jessica Williams Being Copy Share Image
My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London. — Jessica Williams Favorite Copy Share Image
There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races. — Jessica Williams Comedy Copy Share Image
I think women can tell the most profound and interesting and fascinating stories. — Jessica Williams Fascinating Copy Share Image
There's milk-and-cookies Grandma, and there's Colt 45 and Atlantic City Grandma. She was the latter. — Jessica Williams Atlantic Copy Share Image
I enjoy romantic comedies in general. I like them when they're bad, I like when they're good. — Jessica Williams Bad Copy Share Image
I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward. — Jessica Williams Correspondent Copy Share Image
When you see the way some people write women, especially in studio movies, it's like, 'Sorry! Sorry for being alive!' Women are… — Jessica Williams Alive Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, as women and women of color, we are put as supporting characters in other people's narratives. With 'Jessica James', she is… — Jessica Williams Narrative Copy Share Image
I don't really like conflict at all, and I really find conflict pretty devastating. I try to avoid it at all costs. — Jessica Williams Avoid Copy Share Image
As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the… — Jessica Williams Al Copy Share Image
Allison Jones, a big casting director out there, was like, 'They're casting 'The Daily Show' right now - you should submit a… — Jessica Williams Casting Copy Share Image
I feel like, all things aside, it's a really great time to be a woman. And I don't want to hear stories… — Jessica Williams Feel Copy Share Image
I think it's really progressive to talk about race in relationships. I think there is so much room for that, and there… — Jessica Williams I think Copy Share Image
I really like when different stories are represented, it's not just the same kind of person, and when there's humor in it,… — Jessica Williams Humor Copy Share Image
I'm a middle child, so I have middle-child syndrome. With a middle child, you always have to take in everything and adjust… — Jessica Williams Adjust Copy Share Image
The color and the diversity dies out, and it gets whiter and whiter, and that's in any field. There is also this… — Jessica Williams American woman Copy Share Image
'The Daily Show' was like my family. We had dogs in the office every day, all day. It was just such a… — Jessica Williams Beautiful Copy Share Image
It's a really nice way to cut your teeth, doing live shows. It's like going to the gym because you do have… — Jessica Williams Comedy Copy Share Image
I was doing a college show for the first time, and there was this 20-year-old gay male who's been diabetic his entire… — Jessica Williams Comedy Copy Share Image
My natural hair is who I am. I have lots of braids, and I have lots of twists, but it's all very… — Jessica Williams Braids Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you feel like, 'Am I going to be upset about this as a black person or as a woman first? Or… — Jessica Williams Affect Copy Share Image
Acting-wise, I love Helena Bonham Carter. I love Kate Winslet. I love Angelina Jolie when she was 'Girl, Interrupted' Angelina Jolie. There… — Jessica Williams Famous Copy Share Image
Height has been very, very central to the development of my personality. — Jessica Williams Been Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, black people, we don't introduce ourselves as black. — Jessica Williams Black Copy Share Image
Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you. — Jessica Williams Confidence Copy Share Image
Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will… — Jessica Williams Black Copy Share Image
Post-'Daily Show' has been so busy, which I've been surprised about. We're basically independent contractors in a way. So you have one… — Jessica Williams Again Copy Share Image
You don't have to be African American to really enjoy 'Frisky Business'. But as far as being black, a lot of people… — Jessica Williams African Copy Share Image
I focused on my career. I grew up super Christian, both my parents are ministers, so I did a purity ceremony when… — Jessica Williams Career Copy Share Image
Oh, I'm obsessed with the Kardashians. Not the way that I think a 13- or 14-year-old girl would be, but I find… — Jessica Williams Day Copy Share Image
I grew up hearing, 'You're pretty for a black girl,' 'You speak well for a black girl...' I was really bookish. I… — Jessica Williams Black girl Copy Share Image
Basketball would have been the natural sport to play, but it's a little too aggressive for me, so instead I dabbled in… — Jessica Williams Aggressive Copy Share Image
I read so much Harry Potter, that's, like, all I wanted to talk about. I watched stuff like 'Lizzie McGuire.' I watched… — Jessica Williams Harry potter Copy Share Image
I ended up living in braids. It was the '90s - thin braids were very popular - and my mom took me… — Jessica Williams Braids Copy Share Image
That's how me and my friends are. We love our personal relationships, but we have things we want to accomplish. — Jessica Williams Accomplish Copy Share Image
I don't know how to cook. I work a lot. So, for me, then, it's important to find a man who can… — Jessica Williams Cook Copy Share Image
I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up… — Jessica Williams Coca cola Copy Share Image
'Sex and the City' didn't change the show because it was an international sensation. They kept it in New York. — Jessica Williams Change Copy Share Image