Yvonne Orji

For me, staying ready has always been, like, the preparations: do the behind-the-scenes or do what you think that's not sexy that nobody will see, but when they do see it, it's like, 'Oh, snap... what she's doing on her own, we'll add to that, and it'll blow up.'

A lot of times, especially in the black community, where therapy is talked about, it's like, 'Just go to church.'

I was so focused on advancing in my career that I didn't have enough emotional capacity for dating.

To not have the wherewithal to give fully to a relationship bothered me.

I grew up Catholic, so I had a more traditional relationship with religion.

I say all the time that when you first meet me, you know three things right off the bat: I'm Nigerian, I love to laugh, and I love Jesus.

On a man, I love Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille. But I wear Orchid Soleil - I love a sweet smell.

I love a dark brown blush, like brown on brown.

I just love new, beautiful music.

I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life.

On TV, as in life, white folks are allowed to make mistakes, but usually, black people aren't.

I grew up with three older brothers, so I'm very much a tomboy in real life.