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Typically, I'm very happy-go-lucky.

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Y'lan Noel

I'm not interested in people being interested in me.

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Y'lan Noel

One thing I do dislike, are cowards.

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I just want to continue to do polar opposite type of work. I just want to continue to do things that are unexpected and dynamic, with good stories behind them.

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I want to see more sci-fi with black people.

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Y'lan Noel

Part of being an actor is being susceptible to imaginary circumstances, so as soon as I'm on the set I feel like I'm actually there.

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Y'lan Noel

I don't wanna be like somebody that just depicts black characters where drugs and guns are just a majority of what they have to do.

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I'm just a monk, I'm like a recluse.

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Winks just don't come off as smooth for me as they seem to for everyone else.

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When I was in Canada I shot a romantic comedy that I'm looking forward to having people see, it's called 'The Weekend.'

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What's cool about 'Insecure' is it's very realistic and nuanced.

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Y'lan Noel

I feel like when the people in 'Insecure' are honest, the characters learn the most. This show has grown my cynicism a little a bit about relationships just because the way men and women responded to the fact that Issa was cheating on her boyfriend.

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I want to do more roles that require a large level of preparation and that are completely different from who I am.

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It would take some encouragement for me to accept other people's opinions on how I should present my work because my work means a lot to me.

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I just want to tell great stories.

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Y'lan Noel

I get what it feels like to watch some of your peers pass you in a field that you're in.

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Y'lan Noel

A lot of times, black people were extremely cool, and that's how we've been commodified in TV and film. But now we're starting to see an upswing of material where we're like, 'It's cool to be quirky and weird and smart.'

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The movie that scared the hell out of me was 'The Blair Witch Project.' I can't remember another movie that scared me the way that one did.

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Y'lan Noel

What drives me is character driven material.

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I'm originally from New York, and I just have a love affair with that place.