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. Aja Naomi King actchildhoodcircumstance share on social
It gets a little crazy at Disneyland. It's a little bit more hardcore then people think. Aja Naomi King bitecrazydisneyland Change image and share on social
The problem of sexism is getting better, but I don't know if it's getting better fast enough. We see more roles for women that don't entirely revolve around the way in which they function in a man's life, but typically those women are almost always white, and even then, there are only a few of them. Aja Naomi King fastfunctionlife share on social
If I had a free afternoon, I would play music, sit in my backyard, and drink coffee. Aja Naomi King afternoonbackyardcoffee Change image and share on social
I thought I was going to be on Broadway. I thought, 'I'm going to do theater.' Aja Naomi King broadwaytheaterthink Change image and share on social
As artists, we thrive when we can express our comfort and our discomfort. If a certain scene is really challenging for us, if we're in an environment where we feel safe, we're able to do our work. Aja Naomi King artistchallengecomfort Change image and share on social
Not everyone's high standards have to be the same thing. Aja Naomi King highstandardthing Change image and share on social
My hair routine is to let someone else do it. Aja Naomi King hairroutine Change image and share on social
Diversity is such an interesting word. I feel like when people hear the word 'diversity,' they think that it means only people of color, when in reality, diversity is all-inclusive; it means everyone. Aja Naomi King colordiversityfeel Change image and share on social
When you do a play, you have all this time to rehearse and grow into the character. In television, even though you're waiting and waiting and waiting, once you're actually on set engaging in the scene with another actor, time is of the essence. Aja Naomi King actorcharacterengage share on social