American - Actress | May 17, 1984 -
I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
Lena Waithe
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I feel like I wanna have a series of moments. It's scary when they say you're having a moment, because moments are momentary.
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I'm queen of mentorship.
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The '80s really were - talk about no rules. People just did whatever they wanted; they could look however they wanted. There was just a lot of bigness and brightness.
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I always love where I can plug a black woman in anywhere, and when that comes up, I don't say, 'Oh that has to be a black woman.' I say, 'Why not a black woman?'
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Growing up, I didn't just watch 'The Cosby Show.' I watched 'Growing Pains' and 'Family Ties,' too.
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For me, my brand is good storytelling.
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I'm a big sneaker head.
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Even white people are tired of watching white people's shows.
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I'm proud to carry that torch and be like, 'I'm gay! I'm black! Hang your dreams on me. Hang your hopes on me. I'll carry them to the best of my ability.'
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People always go, 'Damn, how you got all this happening at once?' I tell them it's the Chicago in me.
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I wrote 'Twenties' back in 2009. I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story.
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