If you're doing an indie and you have time, sometimes you can do take after take after take, but if you're working in television on that filming sche…

- Aja Naomi King

When you do a play, you have all this time to rehearse and grow into the character. In television, even though you're waiting and waiting and waiting…

- Aja Naomi King

Sometimes as human beings, we're so contradictory - we may say something or do something and completely contradict ourselves. That's what I'm learnin…

- Aja Naomi King

When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happe…

- Aja Naomi King

Being on a show with a female lead is amazing for me. I love that. I love the powerful woman who's complicated. There's no push to be one thing or an…

- Aja Naomi King

There is a voice inside of my head that is trying to convince me that I'm not good enough and that I don't deserve to be here in Hollywood. So courag…

- Aja Naomi King

I grew up in a very suburban neighborhood, so I was used to everything being safe and lovely.

- Aja Naomi King