Top 70 Phoebe Robinson Quotes

It’s just a wild experience to have thousands of people stand up and cheer for you.

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

From the leg lamp to Ralphie’s tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole to that BB-gun incident, ‘A Christmas Story’ has left its mark on all our brains, so much so that it sometimes feels like this story is our own.

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.

I am a workaholic – my family will agree with that.

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

I know the world is pretty intense, but in my opinion, there’s nothing more perilous than being a teenager and watching a raunchy comedy with your parents.

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.

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.’

One of the things I love about ‘Idol’ besides the drama, the backstories, and the crazy arrangements on popular songs is the auditions, when everyone is full of hope and nerves.

Typically, in New York, there are so many comics on a single lineup that you can only do eight minutes.

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

I’m a nail biter and have been my whole life.

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.

Just because you’re not like other people doesn’t mean that you’re bad. It means that you’re different, and that’s great.

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.

I like the gym the best when it’s mostly empty.

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

The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a little rock and a little pop.

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.

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

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.

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

Guys say ‘like’ all the time, and no one notices it.

Sometimes it’s good to act responsibly.

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.

I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is what I’m supposed to do.’

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’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.

I love sending flowers! It’s the best.

I think that comfort is underrated in a lot of ways.

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.

Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.

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

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.

Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs.

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 love any TV show that has to do with singing.

You got a snaggletooth? Show it off. You have an overbite? Bite some more.

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

Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny.

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.

I’m fabulous on a budget.

Let’s be real: more often than not, Hollywood does not have three-dimensional characters for women to play.

As a kid I used to always write these stories… some of them were really cute; some of them were kind of crazy.

Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.

Who can forget the awesome scene in ‘Independence Day’ when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.

I’ve experienced harassment. I’ve had male comedians be very inappropriate.

Sometimes it’s good to say no. Sometimes it’s good to not act impulsively.

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

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.

Not going to lie: when I heard that Toni Braxton’s sister, Tamar, wanted to have a music career, I was skeptical. I know she sang backup for Toni and is a great reality-TV star, but being a musician is a whole ‘nother league. Well, Tamar proved me wrong.

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

I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus.

I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He’s a master writer.

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

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.

At its best, alt comedy can be challenging, surprising, and innovative. And at its worst, alt comics think that being awkward.com/FAQS is a substitution for punchlines.

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

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.

I think anytime you work on something, even if you feel really good about it, you’re never really sure. Once it’s in the public space, it’s out of my hands.

‘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.

Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay.

I’m really into short-story collections and essays; they’re my jam.

I try to read 20 books a year.

For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience – people tell me they listen to my podcast while they’re at the gym or on road trips, so you’re in someone’s ear – to being on television – that’s a lot of space to fill.

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.

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

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.