A biography for Uzo Adubahasn’t been written yet.
“I used to be a huge fan of 'Lockup' on MSNBC, and that certainly has helped with my understanding of the world.”
“You think the only thing looking at you is this steel thing, but behind the camera is this living, breathing person operating the camera whose job it is to watch you.”
“On some days in prison you might just need to get out of there, but on some days - not all days, but some - you might be able to see the sky and see the blue in it.”
“I ran track in high school very competitively, and then ran it D-1 at Boston University. I ran there on an athletic scholarship and chose BU because they had both a good track program and an arts program.”
“I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.”
“I've heard of nothing coming from nothing, but I've never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.”
“The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.”
“I grew up in a very small town in Massachusetts, and it goes without saying that there weren't many Nigerian families in that town, and a lot of people couldn't say Uzoamaka.”
“I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.”
“I come from Nigeria, and we live by the idea that it takes a village. So my entire team. I live by my team: my friends, my neighbors, my teachers - they're the people who taught me how to be a free actor.”
“I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.”
“My family is first-generation Nigerian, and we grew up in a very small, suburban town in New England, Massachusetts. So I do understand what it feels like to be an 'only' in that regard.”
“My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.”
“My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'”
“I love physicality. I love movement very much.”
“Onstage, even though you're here together with the other actor, face-to-face, playing out the scene, you also have that other ear pointed out toward the audience and how they're listening. That informs a lot.”
“I try to play serious scenes a little funny and the comedy a little serious.”
“As for the fake teeth, they're officially retired. I haven't really found a need or want to wear them.”
“When it comes to inmates, we have boiled them down to just the few things we know about them - their crime, their current life situation, their identification number. But the reality is they were something before they were their crime.”
“I like to build a character, trying to stretch my imagination as far to the walls of my brain as I can to come up with something that feels truthful and feels real - as close to the skin as I can get it.”