“It's amazing to me how quickly the industry will try to put you into a...” — KiKi Layne Quote

“It's amazing to me how quickly the industry will try to put you into a box. It's like, I did 'Beale Street.' And they decided now, all of a sudden, 'Oh, okay. KiKi Layne does those little quiet indie dramas.' I'm like, 'No! That's just where I got started.'”

“I'm trying to be what I want to see more of: Black women onscreen.”

“I think the biggest thing is reminding myself how hard I worked for it,' Layne continues. 'It wasn't just handed to me. I trained so hard; I've been so committed.”

“I've been doing dramas for a long time.”

“I like to make all kinds of shows and films, whether it's fantasy or big-popcorn, big-screen escapism or dramas based on real events.”

“When we are in our dorms, we watch romance movies and dramas. When a romantic scene comes on, we hold on to each other and scream.”