33 Quotes by Susan Kelechi Watson

Historically, and even now, women have been asked to give up on their dreams way more than men, mostly - because it's sort of like you're supposed to once you become a wife and mother. That's a generalization; that's what the mentality has been.

I trained in theater. I loved Los Angeles, but I've found New York to be successful for me.

This is an age where you could put anything on YouTube; people can make films on their own.

Some of the joy in acting is switching it up: being able to do something that's different than what you've been doing.

As you build your career, you know where you want to go. I'm definitely moving towards films. That's definitely a goal. I'm definitely going to put it out there.

That's always fun to play: the person who can be truthful and blunt, and people take it because that's who she is.

You have to practice the life you want regardless of what the circumstances are.

There was a time when I just didn't have the opportunities, which meant going without things in my life - whether it was clothes, or food, or money - and living a really bare-bones life.

I think, so often, we can let our circumstances dictate what our value is. And I have to remember that my value is the same whether I'm in the dirt or I'm picked up and dusted off.