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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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You

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" If the guy does not treat you with love and respect, does not cease-and-desist with all the game playing, is not willing to share his world with you, then he is bad for you. "

" I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate. "

" Seriously, show me a person who's not into Tom Hanks, and I'll show you a person who is anti-happiness. "

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Person

Show

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" Being in a male-dominated industry, you can feel like a little excluded. That was making me feel like maybe I'm not funny. I was really seriously considering, like, quitting standup. "

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

" I am a grizzly New Yorker. "

" Just like anyone else, I watch a lot of reality TV yet will turn my nose up at some of it, e.g., ABC's 'Splash,' because I think I'm above it. "

Phoebe Robinson

Reality

Think

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

Phoebe Robinson

Think

Color

" It is utterly asinine that people continually go to comedy shows without bothering to see if their sensibilities line up with the comedians. "

Phoebe Robinson

Without

Line

" I just wanna go on the record to say I talk about U2 so much, I should be their publicist. I should be added to the PR team. U2 is my favorite band of all time. I love them so much. "

" Let's stop acting like a man who is clear about his intentions, is open to love, and has a good head on his shoulders is 'boring,' 'lame,' and 'not passionate like the edgy guy.' "

" Any joke can be funny, but not any joke is funny. Any joke has the potential to be hilarious to you, but more importantly, the joke has the potential to not be funny to you but to someone else. "

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Funny

Potential

" I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do their thing - that is what comedy can be like. "

" I really like a red lip as my go-to when I go out. "

Phoebe Robinson

Really

Red

" There are just so many brilliant voices out there. I'm not the funniest person out there, I'm not the best interviewer. I'm not the best at anything, but I really just am a big fan of everyone. I'm really driven by trying to make sure that representation is out there. "

" While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors. "

" 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. "

" The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one. "

" 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 will allow myself to sleep in until 9 A.M. on the weekends. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like the gym the best when it's mostly empty. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "