Yvonne Orji

I grew up with three older brothers, so I'm very much a tomboy in real life.

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I'm grounded in who I am.

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I was supposed to be the doctor in my family.

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A lot of people have done things in the name of Christianity and religion and faith in a not-so-nice way.

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My faith - as well as my Nigerian culture - really gave me the substance and foundation to be who I desire…

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A healthy smile has always been important to me.

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My mom would always say, 'Hair is a woman's beauty.' I cut my hair all off. I was completely bald, and that…

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Sometimes you're just regular. Sometimes you wake up, and your breath stinks like everybody else, and you had a bad hair day.

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I can only see what's in front of me, but God can see what's behind, what's ahead of me, what's beside me,…

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On TV, as in life, white folks are allowed to make mistakes, but usually, black people aren't.

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I don't even know anyone who hasn't watched 'Sex and the City.' If you didn't, we can't be friends.

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I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names.

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You can't say you're an actor if you've never acted, and you can't act if no one gives you an opportunity, but…

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I don't know how often white people look around and think, 'Wow, there's really a lot of white people here; we should…

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To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.

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Before 'Insecure,' I was a wedding emcee - a host for weddings. That's a world that a lot of people are not…

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As for my role models... you know, I'm an immigrant, so we didn't grow up with too much TV. My parents were…

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When something is not great, I'm not going to eat it. It's not enough to just get full. It's like, how does…

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As a performer, the thing you want the most is to be your authentic self.

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I took organic chemistry, and I got my first-ever F. I ended up going to summer school, and the whole time, I'm…

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Sometimes you are the only living, walking, breathing version of the Bible that people will ever see. What long-lasting taste are you…

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I entered the Miss Nigeria in America pageant - yes, it's a thing that existed. This was when I was getting my…

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Getting into comedy was difficult for my parents to comprehend. I think now they are really proud I stuck to it.

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As strong as we are, we have our moments. My mama is an African woman who had four kids and was a…

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My father just instilled in me that either you're going to be No. 1 or nothing at all.

— Yvonne Orji