Samira Wiley Quotes
I never want to pigeonhole myself or get typecast. I'm looking forward to my career and showing all of my range as an actress, and I'm looking at other mediums, too. I'm a theater actress first. And I cannot wait to return to the stage.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've been writing music since 4th grade, and I love putting words together and expressing things in a way that you can move your head to and you can really relate to, because I have a lot to say.
-
A lot of women find that their workwear acts as armour.
-
I usually say I left puberty at 58.
-
I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
-
I am highly distressed and offended by what Donald Trump has been saying, and I don't think his nomination is good for the country. I think he would be a terrible president and terrible for our country.
-
The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality.
-
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
-
I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
-
Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.
-
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
-
It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
-
I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
-
Bald is the new black!
-
In life go straight and turn right.
-
I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
-
Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
-
I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
-
Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.
-
With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem.
-
I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
-
A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.
-
I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
-
I never want to pigeonhole myself or get typecast. I'm looking forward to my career and showing all of my range as an actress, and I'm looking at other mediums, too. I'm a theater actress first. And I cannot wait to return to the stage.
