American - Comedian | July 31, 1989 -
I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.
Jessica Williams
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I read so much Harry Potter, that's, like, all I wanted to talk about. I watched stuff like 'Lizzie McGuire.' I watched things that were very mainstream but white, and I went to a predominately white school.
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I grew up hearing, 'You're pretty for a black girl,' 'You speak well for a black girl...' I was really bookish. I was reading all of the time. I had big glasses.
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Allison Jones, a big casting director out there, was like, 'They're casting 'The Daily Show' right now - you should submit a tape.' I remember leaving school to go shoot an audition.
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Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.
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I loved doing 'Frisky Business.' I didn't come up with it. I think John Oliver and the writers did.
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As an executive producer, I feel really lucky.
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Me and Cate Blanchett have the same job, technically.
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I'm always battling how to be in a relationship while simultaneously maintaining my independence and my career.
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When I was a young lady, I never fantasized about getting married.
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I enjoy romantic comedies in general. I like them when they're bad, I like when they're good.
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Some days I'll be like, 'I didn't do anything great today,' and I'll be bummed. And some days I'll wake up, and I'm like, 'I am the dopest woman to exist on Earth'.
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