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Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and being an actor has taught me to really listen.

~Aja Naomi King

Topics: Actor Being Feel Heard Just Listen Me Need People Really Sometimes Taught

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The advice that I was always given when asking for advice about acting was that if I could imagine myself doing anything else, anything else at all, then go do that.

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Topics: About Acting Advice Always Anything Anything Else Asking Could Doing Else Given Go If I Could Imagine Myself Then

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Create something for yourself that you feel proud of, that you are in control of, that gives you a better understanding of the type of artist you want to be.

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Topics: Artist Better Better Understanding Control Create Feel Gives Proud Something Type Understanding Want You Yourself

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I come from a family of storytellers. Growing up, my father would make up these stories about how he and my mother met and fell in love, and my mother would tell me these elaborately visual stories of growing up as a kid in New York, and I was always so enrapt.

~Aja Naomi King

Topics: About Always Come Family Father Fell Growing Growing Up He How Kid Love Make Make Up Me Met Mother New New York Stories Storytellers Tell Up Visual Would York

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My hair routine is to let someone else do it.

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I've been trying to eat healthier, but sometimes it doesn't work out when you're sitting in front of the TV drinking wine, and you realize you really need ice cream to go along with it.

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Topics: Along Been Cream Drinking Eat Front Go Healthier Ice Ice Cream Need Out Realize Really Sitting Sometimes Trying Tv Wine Work Work Out You

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It was a given at UCSB that if there was a role that called for a person of color, it was going to be handed to me. There were certain times when maybe I didn't try as hard. Going to Yale was a way more diverse experience.

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Topics: Certain Color Diverse Experience Given Going Handed Hard Maybe Me More Person Role Times Try Way Were Yale

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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.

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

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

~Aja Naomi King

Topics: Anything Ben Cheesecake Jerry Love Pairs Well I Love

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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

Topics: Actually Being Black Even Face Find Harder Love Me More Show Shows Skin Something Up Woman Would You Younger Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: January 11th, 1985

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