Phoebe Robinson Quotes
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If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp.
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I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months.
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Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class.
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For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience - people tell me they listen to my podcast while they're at the gym or on road trips, so you're in someone's ear - to being on television - that's a lot of space to fill.
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I think anytime you work on something, even if you feel really good about it, you're never really sure. Once it's in the public space, it's out of my hands.
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I have watched every single season of 'American Idol' since the beginning, when Ryan Seacrest co-hosted with Brian Dunkleman. Brian who? Exactly.
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Sometimes it's good to say no. Sometimes it's good to not act impulsively.
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I am a grizzly New Yorker.
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Who can forget the awesome scene in 'Independence Day' when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.
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If I'm going to be completely honest, I did not get the appeal of IFC's 'Portlandia' initially.
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It's just a wild experience to have thousands of people stand up and cheer for you.
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I really like a red lip as my go-to when I go out.
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I love sending flowers! It's the best.
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Sometimes in stand-up, you want that late-night set where you get that five minutes, then you want a half-hour special, and then the crown, if you will, is an HBO special.
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I thought I was going to be a serious screenwriter and produce serious films. It was going to be 'American Beauty' and very important work.
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I love any TV show that has to do with singing.
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While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors.
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I think, at the end of the day, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to be famous? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to have a career? Those are three very different things.
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I'm from Cleveland, Ohio. I was the only black girl in my grade. And I was just, like, really dorky. Like, I wasn't cool.
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I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV.
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There's so many careers that didn't happen because women are like, 'I can't deal with this harassment. I'm going to leave this industry.'
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I don't really read Stephen King - I just can't read scary things because it stays with me too long - but I truly liked his memoir of the craft of writing.
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I'm not a caffeine person.
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One cannot control the life they are born into.