“I remember talking to old-school African American grandpops, and they're just like, 'When I saw my wife, I looked up from across the street, and I said, 'That girl gon' be my wife someday.' And we've been married 45 years.' Like, what? That's all it took?”

Nigerian actress and comedian

Yvonne Orji is a Nigerian actress and comedian. She is best known for her role in the television series Insecure, which ran from 2016 to 2021, and for the award nominations that followed her work on the show. Orji gained wider attention through Insecure, where her performance brought her recognition from both the Television Academy and the NAACP. Her public profile is closely tied to comedy and acting, and her quotes often reflect the voice of a performer working in contemporary television.