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" I love 'First Wives Club' and 'Death Becomes Her' and movies about women like that. "
Tavi Gevinson
Death
Women
Club
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" The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older. "
Tavi Gevinson
Me
More
Older
" There are a lot of distractions when you're in creative industries like publishing or fashion or media, and it's a real blessing to have witnessed some of those up close at a young age. I think when you get past the glamour, that's when you get to the good stuff - the stuff that really feeds your soul and enriches you as a person. "
Tavi Gevinson
Age
Past
Good
" When I was around 12, my heroes were Cindy Sherman and Bob Dylan and Samuel Westing from the kids' novel 'The Westing Game'. "
Tavi Gevinson
Around
Heroes
Were
" I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in. "
Tavi Gevinson
Poor
Believe
I Believe
" I don't know that a lot of boys read 'Rookie', but we get quite a few nice comments and e-mails from them. To say I'm devoted to making it girls-only is a little extreme, because I don't actively try to exclude everyone else, just make sure girls know that this space is for them first and foremost. "
Tavi Gevinson
Nice
Space
Say
" I don't know if I'll ever make rap music, but I just like people who are like, 'I am going to just find the medium that's best for this idea and master it and do that.' "
Tavi Gevinson
I Am
People
Music
" When I was younger, I always liked acting. You know, like, acting locally, or community theater at school. But it's not an especially insured career choice, so I was like, 'It's a hobby. Whatever.' "
Tavi Gevinson
You
Choice
Community
" Since the age of 14, I have littered - excuse me, adorned - the Internet with Taylor Swift analyses. "
Tavi Gevinson
Swift
Since
Me
" When you're playing someone else, it sounds so negative to say you want to erase yourself, but part of the joy of it is you get to not be yourself. "
Tavi Gevinson
Be Yourself
Joy
Negative
" I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books. "
Tavi Gevinson
Fashion
Way
Timeless
" I've kept a journal since I was 15. And I feel like it's been crucial to who I've become and trying to maintain stuff, a sense of who I am just for myself and not for other people. "
Tavi Gevinson
Feel
Myself
People
" I got into one of the schools I applied to because of the essay I wrote about Holly Hunter's character in 'Broadcast News.' She's the only female producer on this news network, and she's really good at her job, but she allots time in her day to just sit at her desk and cry. And then she's just back to work. I find that really effective. "
Tavi Gevinson
Good
Work
Job
" I'm a lot more productive in an actual office. I love being around our other editors, and going there every day alleviates some of the guilt that I think many self-employed people feel when you know you could always be working from your laptop at home. I feel so relaxed there, while completely engaged and inspired. "
Tavi Gevinson
Home
Think
People
" Sometimes if you expose your vulnerability, someone else will feel comforted. It's like we're all in this boat together. "
Tavi Gevinson
Sometimes
Feel
You
" I'm a big journaler, so for every new journal, I would change the way my room looked and change the posters on the walls, and I would change what I was wearing, and I would have a playlist, and it all kind of corresponded and matched, and I would change my handwriting in the journals. "
Tavi Gevinson
Walls
Change
Journal
" There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me. "
Tavi Gevinson
Happy
People
Makeup
" I go through periods where I don't really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I'm doing, and I don't want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed. "
Tavi Gevinson
Care
Work
Look
" I feel like, maybe in the '90s, 'Rookie' would have been shamed for trying to reach a lot of people or trying to be 'mainstream', but I'm so pleased that our readers are happy to see me promoting the 'Rookie' yearbook on TV or whatever. "
Tavi Gevinson
Feel
Happy
Me
" The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing. "
Tavi Gevinson
Age
You
People
" Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids. "
Tavi Gevinson
Like
Think
Sometimes
" I am a feminist - I just think the label reflects my beliefs - but, you know, we say 'Rookie' is a website for teenage girls, not a feminist website for teenage girls. That's not because I'm not proud to call myself a feminist, but when you're calling attention to a project, you can very easily be pigeonholed by choosing certain identifiers. "
Tavi Gevinson
Proud
Know
I Am
" A lot of people glorify and romanticize the idea of being an early bloomer: finding success very early and being a child star. But it can also be quite dangerous. "
Tavi Gevinson
Success
People
Finding
" I feel like now fashion is just part of how I think about everything. When I send out a mood board to our contributors every month about our monthly theme, there are photos from our fashion shows, but there are also film stills and album art. "
Tavi Gevinson
Think
Mood
Month
" I think people can tell when you're pandering to them, and they feel insulted. I think that one thing that is really nice about the work that I do is that I can just sort of make mistakes or try out different ideas or be inconsistent and be vulnerable. "
Tavi Gevinson
Think
Mistakes
People
" I just feel so lucky that I'm able to do things that are enriching for me. "
Tavi Gevinson
Me
Just
Able
" I'd seen 'The Sopranos,' but I wasn't a faithful viewer because I can't handle it. "
Tavi Gevinson
Seen
Handle
Because
" The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. "
Tavi Gevinson
Confident
Feeling
Me
" It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past. "
Tavi Gevinson
Too Much
Comfort
Enough
" I so think it's limiting to define an audience ahead of time. This is something I've brought on myself by being like, 'There are no 'real' teen publications! That's what I'll do!' But then it's like, well, if I want 'Rookie' to be successful and popular, then people will invalidate the realness by saying it's popular and mainstream. "
Tavi Gevinson
Ahead
Teen
Think
" I'm really thankful for every experience I've had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much. "
Tavi Gevinson
Thankful
Much
Me