Donald Glover opened up about his imposter syndrome as a writer on “30 Rock” after being told he was a “diversity hire.”
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00:00Donald Glover said he experienced imposter syndrome while working as a writer on 30 Rock after Tina Fey allegedly told him
00:06He was a diversity hire Glover landed his first writing role in
00:102006 at the age of 23 for the NBC show but said he quickly found out it was due to NBC's diversity initiative
00:16Which quote allowed the show to hire a black writer to the writers room without it counting against their budget
00:21Glover claimed it came down to him and blackish creator Kenya Barris quote
00:24It definitely didn't feel like I was supposed to be there Glover told GQ
00:27I used to have stress dreams every night where I was doing cartwheels on the top of a New York
00:31Skyscraper with the other writers watching me Glover explained that even though she was transparent about why he was offered the position
00:37There is no animosity between him and Faye
00:39However, he did say that one person who made him feel at home was 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan who praised his writing and comedy
00:45Skills Glover has since gone on to have a successful career across film television and music