Anjelah Johnson Quotes
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There's been roles that I have turned down. There's no rule book or handbook... It's just... whatever I'm comfortable with.
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I live my life not to please my pastor or my church or fellow Christians. I live my life according to my own convictions and morals and core values and principles, and a lot of times, that's not going to add up to other Christians.
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I went to L.A. to become an actress, and I started from the ground up. I worked as an extra, and then I started taking this joke-writing class because it was free. I didn't want to be a comedian, but I was like, 'Free education? Yeah, I'll take a class.'
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I was lucky to grow up in a culturally diverse area knowing a lot of different people from all different walks of life.
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My goal's always to connect and relate to my audience. I want them to leave my show feeling like they got to know me better - not only that, but like we could be friends. I want people to leave going, 'Oh my gosh, I could totally hang out with her!'
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It's always nerve-wracking when people say they look up to you or that you're a good role model. It's such a double-edged sword, because you realize you've been put on this pedestal, and you have to make sure that you don't do anything to get torn down.
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Sometimes you hear about people who can't wait to leave their hometown. I did not have that feeling at all. I love San Jose, I love the Bay Area, and I love coming home to visit.
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When I really started just giving them the truth of who I was, that's when my fan base really started to grow.
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Don't try to be anyone else. Don't try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths.
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Ellen DeGeneres is great. She has this natural style, and she makes comedy look so easy.
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I'm Mexican. I eat salsa with everything.
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I'm not very good with the Twitter.
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I stay far away from political humor.
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People usually want to show me their impression of me, which is always awkward.
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Everyone who comes to my show has their own struggles. There's so many people dealing with so many things; I love that I get to be part of their healing process by making them laugh.
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I'm used to performing. I'm comfortable in front of people. I'm never the one who's fighting for attention, but I've always been comfortable.
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People pay their hard-earned money to come and watch me perform live. That's a blessing.
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Don't try to be anybody else, because that's what I do. I do me. I'm not trying to impress anybody. I'm not trying to please my pastor at church. I'm not trying to even please my mom, to be honest.
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I'm a very observational storyteller, and I'm always relational - a lot of stories stem from relationships, whether it's me with my husband, me with my mom or my siblings.
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Nobody wanted to help me get my start, not to mention it's tough being a female in a man's world of stand-up comedy. It's a very competitive world, and it was a challenge to find my own voice, stick to my guns.