37 Quotes by Megalyn Echikunwoke

I did do a little research. I went to a couple really fantastic strip clubs with really talented dancers, just in terms of their physical prowess. For the scene, there was a whole dance routine that I had to do, so I worked with a pole dance instructor who helped me choreograph a number for that scene. We broke down the principles of pole dancing, for three days, for an hour a day.

I wouldnt mind spending six months a year having a private jet take me around the world to visit natural and historical landmarks like the Egyptian pyramids, Mount Kilimanjaro or the Taj Mahal.

I tend to play characters that arent supposed to black or written black.

As an actor, you are always looking for something fresh and interesting and not ordinary.

Doing the voice for something [cartoon] requires an enormous amount of energy and you really have to use your whole body. It's cool.

I always like an environment where theres lots of women and everyones different.

Every actress hopes to play a wide range of characters because not often you dont.

Obviously, there's the seedy side of the strip club world and pole dancing. But, pole dancing, as an art form, is really beautiful. It's been hyper-sexualized because it's associated with strippers, but if you think about it, just in terms of other kinds of dancing, they're using an instrument to create these amazing dance forms.

It was fun. I’d never done anything like that. I’d never done any bi-sexual or lesbian scenes before, but it was really fun.