Phoebe Robinson Quotes
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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 started watching 'Daria' when I was in college because I didn't have cable growing up. It's such a smart show with a different type of female character.
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At its best, alt comedy can be challenging, surprising, and innovative. And at its worst, alt comics think that being awkward.com/FAQS is a substitution for punchlines.
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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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Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny.
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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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I'm fabulous on a budget.
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I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person.
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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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Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.
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I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate.
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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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The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.
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It's better to keep your past and present loves separate.
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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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I will allow myself to sleep in until 9 A.M. on the weekends.
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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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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 think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general.
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Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.
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I think what's good is that men are now realizing that life is not a buffet where you just get to pick and choose whatever you want.
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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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I try to read 20 books a year.