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I think of the prisoners on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ a lot of times, as uplifting.

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Samira Wiley

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I’m not a writer; I’m an actor. My job is to take whatever character I’m given and – especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone’s looking to what’s on television – to just try to give whatever character I’m playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.

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I didn’t do ‘Orange’ because I knew it was good. I wanted to do this because it feels good. And I just knew that was the place I needed, wanted to be.

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June 4, 2024

I didn’t do ‘Orange’ because I knew it was good. I wanted to do this because it feels good. And I just knew that was the place I needed, wanted to be.

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June 4, 2024

I’m not a writer; I’m an actor. My job is to take whatever character I’m given and – especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone’s looking to what’s on television – to just try to give whatever character I’m playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.

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