Confidence comes from creating something and knowing what I'm supposed to be doing and feeling like I'm good at what I'm supposed to be doing.

I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be open-minded.

Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men, and they'll be like, "She has Joyner the best reputation".

It's annoying when people confuse you with the character.

Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance.

I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not funny.

I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!'

I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things.

You may not appreciate the value of a key until you encounter the door it locks or unlocks.

Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand.

You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.

I stopped making films to look after animals.

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by the Government, which will prosecute you, or by the consumer, who will punish you by not buying your product a second time.

You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land.

If you went to live in the Himalayas and everyone was lovely there, I'm sure it would be fairly easy to be a spiritual master.

What makes Siri cool is she has a personality.