Jessica Williams Quotes

Jessica Williams

Profession : Comedian

Birth : July 31, 1989

You don't have to be African American to really enjoy 'Frisky Business'. But as far as being black, a lot of people in New York have been stopped and frisked, so that hits home for them.

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You can learn so much just by observing.

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It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others.

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I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward.

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Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective.

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I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up late drinking Coca-Cola and watching 'Saturday Night Live'.

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Basketball would have been the natural sport to play, but it's a little too aggressive for me, so instead I dabbled in volleyball and some good old-fashioned Roller Derby.

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My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London.

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The last thing I do before bed is think I should take my contacts out. Then I fall asleep.

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I think it's really progressive to talk about race in relationships. I think there is so much room for that, and there needs to be more of it.

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I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.

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I read so much Harry Potter, that's, like, all I wanted to talk about. I watched stuff like 'Lizzie McGuire.' I watched things that were very mainstream but white, and I went to a predominately white school.

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I grew up hearing, 'You're pretty for a black girl,' 'You speak well for a black girl...' I was really bookish. I was reading all of the time. I had big glasses.

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Allison Jones, a big casting director out there, was like, 'They're casting 'The Daily Show' right now - you should submit a tape.' I remember leaving school to go shoot an audition.

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Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.

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As an executive producer, I feel really lucky.

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Me and Cate Blanchett have the same job, technically.

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I don't really like conflict at all, and I really find conflict pretty devastating. I try to avoid it at all costs.

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I'm always battling how to be in a relationship while simultaneously maintaining my independence and my career.

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I enjoy romantic comedies in general. I like them when they're bad, I like when they're good.

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