Phoebe Robinson

Comedian

100 Quotes

Sometimes when people start dating a hot piece, they take on some of their boo's characteristics unintentionally.

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.

Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay.

I think, at the end of the day, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to be famous? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to have a career? Those are three very different things.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 don't have a stylist.

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

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

'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.'

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

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