Am Quote by 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 knowledge and…

— Issa Rae

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

— 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 curate the…

— Issa Rae

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

— 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 it would…

— 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 schools, you…

— 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 life, and…

— 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, and they'll…

— 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 no. Be…

— 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 what else…

— Issa Rae