Lena Waithe Inspirational Quotes (7)

I never like to do something that it feels like I've done before.

Today, you'll have a following for a film before it even hits theaters. We can reach out and touch our audience in ways that they couldn't. So it's about getting eyes, getting interest, and getting people involved.

My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters things that are three-dimensional and feel honest.

The only way you really see change is by helping to create it.

You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste.

I do think it's important for black writers to show that we too can make it into the mainstream. Growing up, I didn't just watch The Cosby Show, I watched Growing Pains and Family Ties too. We can tell those stories too.

Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.