Aja Naomi King Talks First Emmy Nomination for 'Lessons in Chemistry' | BAFTA Tea Party - video Dailymotion

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Aja Naomi King chats with THR at the BAFTA Tea party and dishes on what it's like to receive her first Emmy nomination for 'Lessons in Chemistry.' Plus, she talks about having Viola Davis as a mentor in the industry.

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00:00Listen, you are my Emmys bestie this weekend. We've been the last 24 hours together. We had we had a great time

00:06I mean there were revolving beds involved. We won't say anymore

00:10Yeah, it was it was quite the time. We won't spill all the tea now. We're being very demure. We're at a tea party

00:16How does it feel to be here with BAFTA? This is insane. This is amazing

00:20I'm so happy to be invited and especially as a nominee this year that the BAFTA tea party is back and I get to be

00:26Here in the presence of so many legends that I just admire so fully

00:31Like dreams really do come true. Yeah

00:34I know first time Emmy nominee. Have you had time to process it? Is it just been go-go-go this whole weekend?

00:40It's it's been so go-go-go

00:42But I was actually having a conversation with Cherilee Ralph earlier who is such I mean like just heart of heart soul of souls

00:49Like she is so incredible and she was like we show up like that is what we do

00:54We show up and sometimes that's what keeps the opportunities going

00:58By being able to show up show up for ourselves show up for our work and make our presence known

01:03And I just I really felt that and so I'm I'm honoring the space that I get to occupy and I was grateful for her words

01:09No, and I know last night when we were talking

01:12I know we mentioned that you had mentioned that Viola Davis was someone that you had really built a strong friendship with

01:18Through doing how to get away with murder and someone that you might possibly run into at one of these events this weekend

01:23What does her friendship mean to you and having her as you navigate through this industry?

01:27you know the thing that I love about Viola is that she's so honest and raw and real and she wants

01:33She wants to be able to uplift you and she also wants to be able to give you the confidence to

01:38Be who you are

01:39Like I I think we get into industries like this and we think we have to like change or manipulate

01:44Ourselves into being something else in order to be palpable for other people and she's like have integrity be vulnerable

01:51Be genuine and like and that is enough like you are enough

01:56So I know we are at a tea party

01:58So I want you to spill the tea for me a little bit spill the tea nothing about last night

02:04Spill the tea on the best thing you've seen on TV this year. Oh the best thing I've seen on TV this year

02:10That is so hard. That is really really hard. I'm gonna say, okay

02:15Four way tie I'm cheating four way tie hacks show gun Abbott Elementary in the bear

02:21Okay, wait, those are good ones. Those are good ones. They're great. They're great. This is like this such such great work. Like yeah

02:29Who is the last person from?

02:31Lessons in chemistry that you texted and what did you say?

02:34the last person from lessons of chemistry that I texted was probably Brie and just being like just thanking her again for like

02:41Believing in me because like she was one of the voices in the room saying it needs to be me in this role

02:46So yeah, I really feel like I owe it all to her

02:50What is one show that you would love to guest star on maybe one of the four way ties

02:54Yeah, I mean all four of them probably highest on my list would be Abbott Elementary

03:05Finally what was your first job in Hollywood? Oh my first job in Hollywood actually

03:12Little known fact. I used to work as a PA a production assistant and one of my first jobs

03:18I believe I was a PA either for a BET Awards or a comic view. Yeah

03:23Way back. What was that experience? Like, um, it was intense, but I wore a fanny pack and carried a notepad

03:30So I was I was made for it. I was built for it. It can be intense

03:34It was intense, but I was ready. I was yeah

03:37I did my job very well and it built your work ethic that you have today, right?

03:41It really it makes you appreciate every part of this every every single person that takes part in making all of this

03:47It's like it reminds you that we are all a team like and we need to treat each other like that

03:51Yeah, thank you again. Have fun in there grab some tea

03:55Relax, right? Oh my gosh

Aja Naomi King Talks First Emmy Nomination for 'Lessons in Chemistry' | BAFTA Tea Party

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