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. Jessica Williams More Quotes by Jessica Williams More Quotes From Jessica Williams 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. Jessica Williams womanfeelmeblack I'm a middle child, so I have middle-child syndrome. With a middle child, you always have to take in everything and adjust and maybe compromise a little bit so you're able to see both sides of an issue. I'm also a Leo - I love astrology - so that affected me, just being a lion. Jessica Williams lionmeyoulove I can be pretty harsh and judgmental. I'm a very harsh and judgmental person. I like morals, right and wrong. I like to see things in black-and-white when I can, so I will hold a lot of guys to an impossible standard. Jessica Williams willseei-canimpossible You can learn so much just by observing. Jessica Williams learnjustyouobserving 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'. Jessica Williams livecomedylovenight Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you. Jessica Williams doingthingsyouconfidence I always feel like I'm warring with my womanhood and wanting the world to be better, and with my blackness - which is the opposite of whiteness. Jessica Williams feelbetteralwaysworld It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others. Jessica Williams yourselfjobgoodyou It's cool to see a woman be like, 'This is what I want - this is what I don't want.' It's good to see someone making choices for themselves. Jessica Williams womangoodcoolchoices Sometimes, you feel like, 'Am I going to be upset about this as a black person or as a woman first? Or am I gonna be both?' Because some things inherently affect black women; some things affect you as a woman and not a black person; and some things just affect you as a black person. Jessica Williams womanyouwomenblack The color and the diversity dies out, and it gets whiter and whiter, and that's in any field. There is also this idea that there can only be one gay person or there can only be one Asian-American woman in the office, and so it also perpetuates itself where we are isolated, especially the more successful we get. Jessica Williams womandiversitygaycolor When I talk about feminism, sometimes I feel like being a black woman is cast aside. Jessica Williams womanfeelblacksometimes I think we need to not speak over black women, not assign them labels. Jessica Williams thinkwomenblackspeak There are a lot of podcasters that are females of color. And I think that we should be allowed to tell a very specific kind of story. And if you don't like it, you don't like it. But if you do, enjoy the tea! Sip that tea. Jessica Williams thinkyouenjoytea I don't think I'll ever be a housewife. Jessica Williams everthinkhousewife I want to write and direct and kind of do my own thing. Jessica Williams writeownmy-ownwant As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out. Jessica Williams meblackstresstime There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races. Jessica Williams resonatescomedytruthpeople 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. Jessica Williams youbusinesshomepeople I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward. Jessica Williams juststraightforwardyoungsometimes
