Phoebe Robinson Quotes
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I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it's like, 'Oh, yeah, this is what I'm supposed to do.'
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Not going to lie: when I heard that Toni Braxton's sister, Tamar, wanted to have a music career, I was skeptical. I know she sang backup for Toni and is a great reality-TV star, but being a musician is a whole 'nother league. Well, Tamar proved me wrong.
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I am a workaholic - my family will agree with that.
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From the leg lamp to Ralphie's tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole to that BB-gun incident, 'A Christmas Story' has left its mark on all our brains, so much so that it sometimes feels like this story is our own.
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Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny.
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One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other.
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Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs.
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A lot of times in comedy, and also in podcasting and television, there are different kinds of voices that can be celebrated. So you can have 'Insecure' exist, you can have a '2 Dope Queens' exist, you can have 'The Mindy Project' exist - very distinct, funny voices from women and from people of color.
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I'm a sucker for two things: Adam Lambert and songs that start out as emo as a sad episode of 'Felicity' and then drop. That. Beat.
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I'm obsessed with the Fenty beauty line. It's like, finally, women of color get good makeup.
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Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.
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Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and trying and failing in order to get there.
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I love how most people in 'Sixteen Candles' don't actually look their age. It adds to the movie's funky and low-budget vibe.
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I'm fabulous on a budget.
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It's better to keep your past and present loves separate.
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Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.
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I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person.
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I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate.
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Let's stop acting like a man who is clear about his intentions, is open to love, and has a good head on his shoulders is 'boring,' 'lame,' and 'not passionate like the edgy guy.'
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The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.
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I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do their thing - that is what comedy can be like.
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I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to write serious films.
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It is utterly asinine that people continually go to comedy shows without bothering to see if their sensibilities line up with the comedians.
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If the guy does not treat you with love and respect, does not cease-and-desist with all the game playing, is not willing to share his world with you, then he is bad for you.