Author: Yvonne Orji

Quotes

I want to do more good work. That's very much my parents' influence in me.

I want to do more good work. That's very much my parents' influence in me.

- Yvonne Orji

It's great for people to give out of the kindness of their hearts, but because we're in a consumerist society, it's also great to have the opportunity to give and get.

It's great for people to give out of the kindness of their hearts, but because we're in a consumerist society, it's also great to have the opportunity to give and get.

- Yvonne Orji

How many shows on TV do you see young black people, both women and men, really embody a full-fledged human being, flaws and all?

How many shows on TV do you see young black people, both women and men, really embody a full-fledged human being, flaws and all?

- Yvonne Orji

I was so focused on advancing in my career that I didn't have enough emotional capacity for dating.

I was so focused on advancing in my career that I didn't have enough emotional capacity for dating.

- Yvonne Orji

To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.

To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.

- Yvonne Orji

Every time you're on stage, you're acting.

Every time you're on stage, you're acting.

- Yvonne Orji

Sometimes you have to experience things for yourself to learn the lessons that you need to learn.

Sometimes you have to experience things for yourself to learn the lessons that you need to learn.

- Yvonne Orji

I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's like, 'Good luck getting a black man.'

I think there is this narrative that if you are a black woman, and you are strong, and you are educated, it's like, 'Good luck getting a black man.'

- Yvonne Orji

A healthy smile has always been important to me.

A healthy smile has always been important to me.

- Yvonne Orji

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