Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll see writers that start off telling black stories, but later branch out into other material. People say they "sell out." No, they evolve as writers.
You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste. - Lena Waithe
You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste.
- Lena Waithe
I really want the sense of black people being interconnected: If you black and you from Chicago, there's a connective tissue we all have. Even if you… - Lena Waithe
I really want the sense of black people being interconnected: If you black and you from Chicago, there's a connective tissue we all have. Even if you…
Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story. - Lena Waithe
Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.
My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters; thing… - Lena Waithe
My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters; thing…
I'm not in the business of making us look clean, but I don't want us to look like monsters either. I think there is a little bit of hero and villain … - Lena Waithe
I'm not in the business of making us look clean, but I don't want us to look like monsters either. I think there is a little bit of hero and villain …
Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll see wr… - Lena Waithe
Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll see wr…
I always want to challenge myself as a writer. I consider myself more of a writer than I do a director. - Lena Waithe
I always want to challenge myself as a writer. I consider myself more of a writer than I do a director.
I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy. But I'm not … - Lena Waithe
I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy. But I'm not …
The only way you really see change is by helping to create it. - Lena Waithe
The only way you really see change is by helping to create it.
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