Nigerian - Actress | December 2, 1983 -
A lot of people hustle differently, and I was like, 'You know what, let me hustle and create, and let me have something to show,' cuz my hustle led to opportunity.
Yvonne Orji
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I'm grounded in who I am.
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A healthy smile has always been important to me.
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I always say my Christianity and my virginity don't limit options. I think that they refine my options.
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The thing about black women and black hair is that you just have to experiment.
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I have immigrant, African parents. They would say, in their Nigerian accents, 'So you want to be a jester?' And I was like, 'I don't want to be a court jester, Ma. I want to be a comedian.'
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I have a saying: Nigerians don't fit in second place. Everything we do we go hard.
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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, and it just makes it so much easier to release control, cuz at the end of the day, if He brought me to it, He's gonna have to bring me through it.
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There are different types of experiences, and all of them are valid, and all of them deserve to be portrayed in a real way.
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I just love new, beautiful music.
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I have a show called 'First Gen' that David Oyelowo is executive producing.
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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 masters.
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