Jenji Kohan Quotes
I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.
Quotes to Explore
-
Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
-
Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier.
-
A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us, and it's also not that fun to watch.
-
My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
-
It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
-
Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
-
If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
-
So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
-
I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.
-
One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
-
The more work I do and the more I put myself out there publicity-wise, it's gonna be less and less chances of me being able to just walk around without being noticed.
-
I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
-
Though I'm not religious in the classical sense I did partake in Passover.
-
I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.
-
The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.
-
In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
-
I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.
-
Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.
-
I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient.
-
Our entire lives, we're inundated with media and messaging that tells us that to be incarcerated is to be criminal and to be criminal is to be a bad person.
-
The thing I like to do most is shop.
-
I love being on stage, I love being able to tell a story, I love the fact that the audience listens and laughs at it. It makes me happy, and it's what I live for.
-
I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.
-
I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.
