Aja Naomi King Quotes

Aja Naomi King is an American actress renowned for her role as Michaela Pratt in the television series "How to Get Away with Murder." With her powerful and compelling performances, she has garnered critical acclaim, showcasing her talent and versatility as an actress in both television and film.

I've never given my phone number to someone on the street, but when someone is a gentleman, I appreciate the compliments.

When I was younger, my mother tried to get me an agent because I was always singing and dancing, but whenever she took me to an audition, I would just shut down.

I have a girl crush on Olivia Munn so much, especially on 'Newsroom.' And Cara Delevingne, but who doesn't love her face? Viola Davis is my acting crush.

I can be just a touch controlling!... -Aja Naomi King

I can be just a touch controlling!

Not everyone's high standards have to be the same ... -Aja Naomi King

Not everyone's high standards have to be the same thing.

I'm obsessed with eyeliner - the darker and kohl-i... -Aja Naomi King

I'm obsessed with eyeliner - the darker and kohl-ier, the better.

TV is such a great medium in what it can do in terms of enlightening an audience. We can really inspire and teach people about other people. That's a powerful tool, and that's something that the arts has always been capable of doing.

I love thigh highs, heels, shorts, or a skirt.... -Aja Naomi King

I love thigh highs, heels, shorts, or a skirt.

I do everything on my phone!... -Aja Naomi King

I do everything on my phone!

A man should be well groomed. If you're going to have facial hair, it should be a choice, not an accident.

I come from a family of storytellers. Growing up, my father would make up these stories about how he and my mother met and fell in love, and my mother would tell me these elaborately visual stories of growing up as a kid in New York, and I was always so enrapt.

I really care about people, and I would need someone to also genuinely value other human beings and want to be connected with people in the world and to know about other cultures. That might not be a high standard for someone else, but for me, it's really important to try and stick to that.

I'm at a place where I want to have fun. I want to be challenged. I want to love the people I work with and continue to appreciate being in the position to work and play and explore.

I always think - when I get mad, and people say, 'Don't be the angry black woman' - it's like, well, why not? There's so much to be angry about.

It was a given at UCSB that if there was a role that called for a person of color, it was going to be handed to me. There were certain times when maybe I didn't try as hard. Going to Yale was a way more diverse experience.

Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and bein... -Aja Naomi King

Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and being an actor has taught me to really listen.

I was getting in my own way. I would quit jobs and step out on hope and faith, and pray to God that I would book something that would allow me to just continue to act.

When you do a play, you have all this time to rehearse and grow into the character. In television, even though you're waiting and waiting and waiting, once you're actually on set engaging in the scene with another actor, time is of the essence.

To relax, I love sitting back and turning my brain... -Aja Naomi King

To relax, I love sitting back and turning my brain off and watching TV.

It gets a little crazy at Disneyland. It's a littl... -Aja Naomi King

It gets a little crazy at Disneyland. It's a little bit more hardcore then people think.

As artists, we thrive when we can express our comfort and our discomfort. If a certain scene is really challenging for us, if we're in an environment where we feel safe, we're able to do our work.

If all we remember are good things, then happiness is our baseline, and there's no longer happiness. We need other feelings in order to appreciate others.

A man can get my attention by smiling at me and then coming over and talking to me. The best way to get a girl's attention is to start a conversation.

By high school, I was telling everyone, 'Oh, I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up,' because my dad was always saying to me, 'Pick a career path where you're always going to be necessary.' But by junior year, I was president of choir, I was the lead in the school play, and I just loved being onstage performing.

Create something for yourself that you feel proud of, that you are in control of, that gives you a better understanding of the type of artist you want to be.

Strength doesn't mean an absence of pain.... -Aja Naomi King

Strength doesn't mean an absence of pain.

We all have our family issues from time to time.... -Aja Naomi King

We all have our family issues from time to time.

In this day and age, when there are so many people creating work online and writing their own shows, I wouldn't tell another actor, 'If you can do anything else go do that.' I would tell them to figure out the story they want to tell, to figure out what artists inspire you and why, and then figure out a way you can create that for yourself.

Not to say there's not good TV out there, but I think TV is better when it accurately reflects the world as it is.

I love the powerful woman who's complicated. There's no push to be one thing or another thing. It's all human. That's what you look for as an actor: characters written and portrayed in the most human way possible.

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