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Aja Naomi King

Profession : Actress

Birth : January 11, 1985

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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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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Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

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I'm a little bit of a control freak, so it's been nice to learn to let go and just trust others.

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Back when people couldn't read, other people would take newspapers and turn them into theater so that people would know what was going on in the world. That is a powerful thing.

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I have a girl crush on Olivia Munn so much, especially on 'Newsroom.' And Cara Delevingne, but who doesn't love her face? Viola Davis is my acting crush.

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Not to say there's not good TV out there, but I think TV is better when it accurately reflects the world as it is.

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I've never given my phone number to someone on the street, but when someone is a gentleman, I appreciate the compliments.

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TV is such a great medium in what it can do in terms of enlightening an audience. We can really inspire and teach people about other people. That's a powerful tool, and that's something that the arts has always been capable of doing.

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Being on a show with a female lead is amazing for me. I love that.

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There are people who do what they believe is right, but as they say, 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'

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

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Television has embraced so much in terms of storytelling and in terms of a wide array of characters conveying stories from different points of view.

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I think it's well-known that I love all things ABC and Shonda Rhimes - I'm a huge 'Scandal' and 'Grey's Anatomy' fan.

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Studying acting has been personally enriching because it has taught me to take the time to imagine what someone else's life experience might be like. To look deeply at how our pasts and the circumstances of our early childhoods mold us as people.

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If I had a free afternoon, I would play music, sit in my backyard, and drink coffee.

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We all have our family issues from time to time.

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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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I'm at a place where I want to have fun. I want to be challenged. I want to love the people I work with and continue to appreciate being in the position to work and play and explore.

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I'm obsessed with eyeliner - the darker and kohl-ier, the better.

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