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Instead of asking Why did your character do that?
a lot of interviewers end up asking, Why didyoudo that?
On VulturesGood Onepodcast, Orji discussed her special, on being chosen by God to perform, and VulturesInsecureman-ranking.
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So I had been developing this relationship with God.
He wants me to do something thats uncomfortable.
I was like,What are you talking to me about?Like,No!
This is definitely not me.
I heard the Holy Spirit say, Well, what else do you have?
And it was at that moment where Im like,I hate my back being up against the wall.
I hate not having any option.
As a Nigerian woman, Im so resourceful.
All those people are entrepreneurs.
So in that moment, I was like,I dont have an answer.
On the Importance of Black Joy
My name means archer of happiness.
I know that my purpose is to literally shoot and inject joy into the airwaves, whatever that is.
But the framing will be positive, because Im optimistic.
Even when I talk about dating, its like, Im single!
Even if its a struggle, heres what Im happy about: Im happy about my growth.
Im happy that I now know what I want.
Im happy that my vision board is updated.
And I wont settle for less.
it’s possible for you to look at the same situation one or two ways.
I just choose to look at it through a lens of joy and lens of hope.
The audacity of hope.
I think that God puts purposes on people before they know it.
What are you talking about?
I am the lowest in the league.
We have been getting beat up.
Youve got the wrong one.
In that moment, Gideon is like, What is happening?
Gideon had been praying for who God called him to be.
He was the answer to the prayer that he was praying, and he didnt know that.
He was just like, hey dont do this to me.
just dont make me the answer.
Like, can you send somebody else?
I was born holding my moms IUD in my hand.
So technically, I wasnt even supposed to be here.
And then for 20 years of my life, they believe I will be a doctor.
Theres so much in the history of this country and just the upheaval thats happening.
And its like,I apologize for ever thinking I know more than you.
On Taping a Special While in Pain
I did two tapes for the comedy special.
What people dont know [is], I had those boots on, I had sprained my leg.
I sprained my leg during my tour.
And so after the seven oclock show, Im hurting.
This is what you sold everybody on this dream.
You got one more shot to get it right.My ankle was getting swollen.
They wrapped me up in tape.
I put the Biofreeze on.
I put those boots back on.
And I was like,For the next 60 minutes, you are not in pain.
You are not going to mess up.
It was confident, but I also knew my fate was kicking in.
Like,We didnt come this far just to get this far, boo.
We got work to do.
On Hunter HarrissInsecureMan-Ranking
I thoughtthat listwas comic gold.
1 is perfect becausehes even been consistent throughout all four seasons.
He is like, I think this of Issa.
I am not afraid to be myself.
I will never use a C word.
Dro should be in last place.
Dro should definitely be in last place, I agree.
She gets the award for getting it right.
