Lena Waithe

I'm a huge fan of television, and the reason I'm a part of the world is because I'm a fan of it.

— Lena Waithe

To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it, because it's gotten me…

— Lena Waithe

I love basketball! When I'm flying, and I have on sweats, a hat, and sneakers, people always assume that I'm a high…

— Lena Waithe

The only way you really see change is by helping to create it.

— Lena Waithe

For me, it's about making art that's not good but phenomenal. James Baldwin didn't want to just stay above the fray. Prince…

— Lena Waithe

The truth is, for me, when I was a young black girl who knew I was different, was watching TV, I would…

— Lena Waithe

There's something specific about Chicagoans, and I just felt like I'd love to tell their story in a creative way. Not in…

— Lena Waithe

It's always been my intention to never be boxed in. I never like to do something that it feels like I've done…

— Lena Waithe

Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why…

— Lena Waithe

Wearing one hoop earring and playing with the androgyny - that's who I am. That's what I like to do. And I…

— Lena Waithe

You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste.

— Lena Waithe

I sort of knew very early on that I wanted to be a writer. Even in high school, I was a big…

— Lena Waithe

My family still lives in Chicago: my mother, my sister, my nephew, my family is there. So even though I am not…

— Lena Waithe

I feel like I've accomplished a lot, but for me, it's about pushing to the point where I can be Mark Walhberg,…

— Lena Waithe

With 'The Chi,' it's me observing my own city and also pulling some things from themes I've dealt with in my life.

— Lena Waithe

I'm a big fan of Nora Ephron, who believed everything is copy, and I agree.

— Lena Waithe

When you're not as accessible, you get in a tent and get in your own head, and you start doing things that…

— Lena Waithe

Even white people are tired of watching white people's shows.

— Lena Waithe

I don't want to be white. I don't want to be straight. I don't want to blend in.

— Lena Waithe

I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a…

— Lena Waithe

Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.

— Lena Waithe

I don't like beating people on the head with the message. I don't like standing on the soapbox.

— Lena Waithe

Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay black female is.

— Lena Waithe

I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect…

— Lena Waithe

To be a black person is to come from a long bloodline of survivors and storytellers, with a resilience that people can't…

— Lena Waithe