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Aja Naomi King

American Actress

Born: Jan 11, 1985

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Not to say there's not good TV out there, but I think TV is better when it accurately reflects the world as it is. Aja Naomi King

Good World Better Think Say Out TV Reflects Accurately

I really care about people, and I would need someone to also genuinely value other human beings and want to be connected with people in the world and to know about other cultures. That might not be a high standard for someone else, but for me, it's really important to try and stick to that. Aja Naomi King

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I've been performing since I was a child; my mother would have to pull me aside and tell me that I wasn't onstage. I was a cheerleader, president of choir, and in the school play. Aja Naomi King

Me School Mother President Tell Would Onstage School Play Since Performing Cheerleader Been Child Aside Choir Play Pull

I thought I was going to be on Broadway. I thought, 'I'm going to do theater.' Aja Naomi King

Thought Broadway Going Theater

Sometimes as human beings, we're so contradictory - we may say something or do something and completely contradict ourselves. That's what I'm learning to embrace in television - not knowing what's going to happen. Aja Naomi King

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I want to write. I want to direct. I want to produce - I want to inhabit what I think it means to fully be an artist. Aja Naomi King

Think Direct Write Artist Want Produce Inhabit Means Fully

Love is a complicated emotion because you can learn something or hear something that goes against what you have come to know personally. It can be very challenging to what you believe. Aja Naomi King

Love You Love Is Complicated Believe Something Emotion Come Know Learn Because Hear Very Goes Against Personally Challenging

I love Haagen Daaz Caramel Cone, or the Ben and Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake. Pairs well with anything. Aja Naomi King

Love Well Cheesecake Cone Anything Ice Cream Pairs Jerry Ben

When I was younger, it was harder for me to find a black eyeliner that would actually show up on my skin. Being a dark-skinned woman, when you find something that actually shows up on your face, you love it even more. Aja Naomi King

I'm obsessed with eyeliner - the darker and kohl-ier, the better. Aja Naomi King

Better Darker Obsessed

To meet someone who wants to fight to just tell the truth about what's happening in government... this is a real life superhero right here. Aja Naomi King

Life Truth Government Fight Real Life Meet Tell Superhero About Someone Real Just Wants Happening Who Right Here

In this day and age, when there are so many people creating work online and writing their own shows, I wouldn't tell another actor, 'If you can do anything else go do that.' I would tell them to figure out the story they want to tell, to figure out what artists inspire you and why, and then figure out a way you can create that for yourself. Aja Naomi King

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I have a lovely light blue Kate Spade wallet. It has pockets for many credit cards, business cards, health insurance cards, and a Burke Williams card for when I want to go to the spa! Aja Naomi King

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I do everything on my phone! Aja Naomi King

Phone Everything

I love thigh highs, heels, shorts, or a skirt. Aja Naomi King

Love Highs Heels Shorts Skirt

I was getting in my own way. I would quit jobs and step out on hope and faith, and pray to God that I would book something that would allow me to just continue to act. Aja Naomi King

Being on a show with a female lead is amazing for me. I love that. Aja Naomi King

Love Me Amazing Lead Female Being Show

If you ask two people to remember a specific event, the stories are going to vary wildly because we always make ourselves out to be the hero. Aja Naomi King

You People Remember Hero Wildly Ourselves Out Vary Make Because Always Going Stories Ask Event Specific Two Two People

By high school, I was telling everyone, 'Oh, I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up,' because my dad was always saying to me, 'Pick a career path where you're always going to be necessary.' But by junior year, I was president of choir, I was the lead in the school play, and I just loved being onstage performing. Aja Naomi King

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We all have our family issues from time to time. Aja Naomi King

Time Family Our Issues From Time To Time

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