Top 38 Quotes by Issa Rae

About Issa Rae

These are some quotes by American author Issa Rae Actress.

Part of the allure of watching characters on-screen is to be able to put yourself in his or her shoes or to be able to relate to what he or she is going through or what he or she is thinking.

Part of the allure of watching characters on-screen is to be able to put yourself in his or her shoes or to be able to relate to what he or she is going through or what he or she is thinking.

Issa Rae

I wouldn't be anywhere without the Internet.

I wouldn't be anywhere without the Internet.

Issa Rae

Every time I'm recognized in public, I'm super grateful and appreciative, but I also get hot and nervous.

Every time I'm recognized in public, I'm super grateful and appreciative, but I also get hot and nervous.

Issa Rae

I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!'

I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!'

Issa Rae

I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people are relatable. I don't think it's necessarily racist. But it's odd, because the people who watch the most television are black women, so we should be represented in more ways.

Issa Rae

Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance.

Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance.

Issa Rae

Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are always portrayed to be cool or overly dramatic, anything but awkward.

Issa Rae

I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If 'Awkward Black Girl' could make it to HBO starring a dark-skinned black girl, that would be revolutionary.

Issa Rae

There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.

There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.

Issa Rae

'Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful.

'Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful.

Issa Rae

Copyright © Softland 2016-2026. All rights reserved.