49 Lena Waithe Quotes for You to Enjoy

Lena Waithe

American Actress

Born: May 17, 1984

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To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it, because it's gotten me a pretty cool life. Lena Waithe

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For me, it's about making art that's not good but phenomenal. James Baldwin didn't want to just stay above the fray. Prince didn't think, 'I wonder what the industry is gonna think about 'Purple Rain.'' It's just, is this honest? Is this real? Does this move me? The rest is icing. Lena Waithe

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Somebody could look at me and go, 'She's dressed black,' or 'She's behaving in the stereotypical way of a black lesbian.' But this is how I feel most comfortable. This is my authentic self. I want the freedom to be that regardless of how someone interprets it. Lena Waithe

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I can't stop my comedic voice. Lena Waithe

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It's always been my intention to never be boxed in. I never like to do something that it feels like I've done before. Lena Waithe

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For me, my brand is good storytelling. Lena Waithe

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I'm not asking for there to be all black writer's rooms or all Asian writer's rooms, or all white - I want them all to be diverse. When it's diverse, you're going to have a completely different dynamic. Everybody feels othered. Nobody feels like they've got the upper hand. Lena Waithe

I love basketball! When I'm flying, and I have on sweats, a hat, and sneakers, people always assume that I'm a high school kid going to an away game. And I always say no, I'm a fan of the game. Lena Waithe

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The truth is, for me, when I was a young black girl who knew I was different, was watching TV, I would always be staring at the TV set looking for myself, and I didn't see me. And when you don't see yourself, you start to think that you don't matter, or you start to think that something is wrong with you. Lena Waithe

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If you think you aren't valid for whatever reason, let my existence and the way the world embraces my existence tell you that you are valid. You deserve to look, live, and walk through the world however you see fit. That's why I find it extremely important to be so out, so black, and so myself. Lena Waithe

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I'm writing my story so that others might see fragments of themselves. Lena Waithe

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The things that make us different, those are our superpowers. Lena Waithe

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As a black woman in the industry, you really do have to hold your head higher, stick your chest out, be kind and polite and generous even when you don't want to be sometimes. I learned that and, also, just to never take no for an answer. Lena Waithe

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