The World Motivation
The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.
“The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.”
— Aunjanue Ellis · Handed
The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.
Pain doesn't have a face and pain doesn't have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal.
I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get up in the morning.
Sitcoms are incredibly limiting. When you do a sitcom and it becomes a signature part for you, it's harder to do something else; but if you do a drama, you can get lost in it and have a role to do other things.
Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.
I don't get handed money - and I never will. I have to work!
I am glad that I had to work my way up and was not handed anything on a platter.
Writing has been handed to me on a plate.
My goals for the next part of my life: Whatever I'm handed, I'm gonna make the most of it. If it's good for me, I'm gonna take it.
I think a film is a failure if it doesn't have an emotional effect. That's the film's failure. Not if it doesn't deliver a message, but if it doesn't have emotional effect or visceral effect.