Haddish stated that “it’s inspired from my childhood, and how different and difficult it was for me fitting in.” Layla, The Last Black Unicorn. Recognizing that differences can become my victories and can benefit others has helped me to open up and share this with children. Also, growing up, I didn’t see too many books by Black female authors, so I thought this was a good way to start kicking that door open—even though there are a lot of books out by Black, female authors now, because I was a kid a very long time ago—but I figured I’d join the club.”
Haddish believes that even though she is “here for grown-ups”, her Hollywood career will encourage others to pursue their dreams.
“I’m literally sitting in the house that I used to walk past as a young girl and say, ‘That’s my house. It’s mine. That’s my house,” she stated on Daily Pop. “I bought this house off the Internet because that was my dream to, like, ‘That’s my house.’ It was my dream house. Everything I’ve ever wanted, for the most part—there’s a few things I don’t have—but I’ve achieved it. It was possible, but I didn’t think so. “I wasn’t certain, I never was, but I put in the effort to make it happen.”