46 Quotes by Samira Wiley

I think that therapy is great and can be incredibly helpful.

I think of the prisoners on 'Orange Is the New Black,' a lot of times, as uplifting.

'Orange Is the New Black' was my home show. I knew the set; I knew everyone there.

I'm very unpopular for my dislike of this food, but I've never liked avocado. Everyone gives me so much flack for it because they tell me how healthy it is for me, how delicious it is. I don't like it, but it's not for lack of trying. I tried to like it, and it's just not my thing.

I didn't do 'Orange' because I knew it was good. I wanted to do this because it feels good. And I just knew that was the place I needed, wanted to be.

I've seen my parents dragged through the mud. But I wouldn't be the person I am today without them.

I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.

You have people who are so passionate and touched by my work, which is so humbling. But other times, it's a little overwhelming. If I'm just trying to go to the bodega and get some coconut water, I have to put on a hat and some glasses - those kind of things.

There's a play that Chekhov wrote called 'Uncle Vanya,' and I when I was in school, I played Sonya, and sometimes people ask me if there was ever a role I could play again, that's definitely the role I would play again: Sonya in 'Uncle Vanya.'