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" 'Ain't It Fun,' which is about entering the real world, is bouncy and shows off Paramore's lighter side, to the dismay of some of the band's fans, who are used to the punk-rock sound. "

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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. "

Phoebe Robinson

Start

Two

Things

" If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp. "

" I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV. "

Phoebe Robinson

Think

Color

" Normally, I'd believe that the saying 'There's no small parts, only small actors' is a load of crock because, more often than not, actors relegated to the small-part category stay in 'Who was that guy from that thing' purgatory - however, '90s sitcom 'Friends' proved that the saying is true. "

" I'm obsessed with the Fenty beauty line. It's like, finally, women of color get good makeup. "

" I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general. "

" It's better to keep your past and present loves separate. "

" 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.' "

Phoebe Robinson

Leave

Women

" Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny. "

" Making tough decisions that may make someone unhappy is something to get good at doing. "

" 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. "

" I want to have an empire. I like being in front of the camera, performing - but I would like to get to a place where I'm also executive producing and bringing other people along. People of all different walks of life, highlighting their voices. "

Phoebe Robinson

Life

People

" One cannot control the life they are born into. "

" I try to read 20 books a year. "

" I like hot people being hot. How else do you explain my high school infatuation with Ricky Martin in all his shirtless glory? "

" 'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President was ripe for parody. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes it's good to act responsibly. "

" Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class. "

" Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are two of the most charming A-listers in Hollywood. "

" I am a grizzly New Yorker. "

" I love any TV show that has to do with singing. "

" I have to admit that I was never into the boy band craze of the late '90s and the early aughts. I was into more adult things like Ricky Martin. For reals. "

" Let's be real: dads get a bad rap in the media. We're talking Vanilla Ice's 'Ninja Rap' bad. More often than not, they're either pop lockin' Soul Train-style after learning they aren't the father, or they're selfish man-children who have more toys than brain cells. "

" 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. "

" The great thing about being a standard-issue, straight white person is you have so much time. Gay people, people of color, we have less time! We have to be a living Learning Annex to everybody. We don't have time to master hobbies like skipping rocks along lakes. "

" I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person. "

Phoebe Robinson

Easily

Frightened

" Flashback episodes are a tried-and-true sitcom device, but they always work! "

" '2 Dope Queens,' it was just a way for us to showcase female comedians, showcase comedians of color, showcase LGBT comedians, and shake up the landscape and be like, 'Hey, there is more than just what is out there.' "

Phoebe Robinson

Way

" The Roots know how to give their audience some medicine without them even realizing it. "