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" I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam. "
Phoebe Robinson
Collections
Essays
Really
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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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Daughter
History
End
" '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. "
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Been
Circus
Politics
" 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. "
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True
Small
Saying
" 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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More
Funny
Potential
" Making tough decisions that may make someone unhappy is something to get good at doing. "
Phoebe Robinson
Decisions
Unhappy
Good
" Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny. "
Phoebe Robinson
Comedy
Subjective
Joke
" 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
Like
People
" I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate. "
Phoebe Robinson
Comedians
Harassment
Inappropriate
" 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. "
Phoebe Robinson
Smart
Growing Up
College
" 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. "
Phoebe Robinson
King
Long
Scary
" I love sending flowers! It's the best. "
Phoebe Robinson
Best
Sending
Love
" 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
Go
Line
" I try to read 20 books a year. "
Phoebe Robinson
Read
Year
Try
" One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other. "
Phoebe Robinson
Great
Voice
Own
" I will allow myself to sleep in until 9 A.M. on the weekends. "
Phoebe Robinson
Myself
Until
Weekends
" I really like a red lip as my go-to when I go out. "
Phoebe Robinson
Really
Red
Like
" I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer. "
Phoebe Robinson
Heart
You
Writer
" I'm fabulous on a budget. "
Phoebe Robinson
Fabulous
Budget
" 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. "
Phoebe Robinson
Love
People
Look
" The Roots know how to give their audience some medicine without them even realizing it. "
Phoebe Robinson
Without
Roots
Medicine
" 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. "
Phoebe Robinson
Girl
Black
Cleveland
" 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. "
Phoebe Robinson
Always
Work
Trying
" I'm a nail biter and have been my whole life. "
Phoebe Robinson
Life
Been
Whole
" With '2 Dope Queens,' with stand-up, and also with 'Sooo Many White Guys,' the interview stuff that I do, I really am a fan first. "
Phoebe Robinson
Fan
Many
Interview
" Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto. "
Phoebe Robinson
Music
Good
Song
" Sometimes it's good to say no. Sometimes it's good to not act impulsively. "
Phoebe Robinson
Say
Sometimes
Good
" I like the gym the best when it's mostly empty. "
Phoebe Robinson
Mostly
Best
Empty
" Let's be real: more often than not, Hollywood does not have three-dimensional characters for women to play. "
Phoebe Robinson
Be Real
Women
Hollywood
" I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I think that's my place to do that. "
Phoebe Robinson
Going
Doing
Place
" Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move. "
Phoebe Robinson
Want
Fire
Me