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Ale Quotes
A small, varied set of reflections.
This is a modest, loosely connected collection, grounded mainly in a historical comparison of the scale of wartime scientific effort between two countries. Other entries touch briefly on film ratings and the kinds of scripts actors look for. Related quotes appear in our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I entertain more than just sayin', 'oh that's a female rapper,' or 'oh, that's a rapper,' period.' But, me, I put out music, and when I put it out, I also entertain on Twitter. I entertain on stage. I entertain talking to people.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up mainly with my mother, and I would see my father from time to time. But I didn't have a constant male figure.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who I always refer to as my acting mentor when I got into junior college is an acting professor by the name of Tom Blank. He took me under his wing, and he was that strong male figure. He was tough love, but he believed in me, saw everything that I had.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not often that a strong female role comes across one's desk, unfortunately, but it's getting better.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not that concerned that innovation in some large scale sense will suddenly and abruptly shift from one part of the world to another.
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I really do love male characters, in some ways, for the fact that they get surprised when they're vulnerable. Women are more surprised by their strength.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
The baseline character in a lot of Western literature is a man. So we, as women, do a lot of suspending of our disbelief to experience a novel or a play or a movie through that male character.
- Entertainment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had very much wanted to be the very first black female editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Barring that, I wanted to work at 'Entertainment Weekly.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd say it's far more challenging to be female and be a showrunner. People are not surprised to see a black person running this show, but the female aspect is the thing that I get asked about.
- Gay Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing about gay male pop stars is: they aren't supported by gay men. Gay men don't really support them until they've gone beyond the gay community and had success in the mainstream, so it's really challenging.
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- Nov 07, 2020
After Yale Law School, I was proud to try to live up to my parents' example and began my career working for The Urban Justice Center in the streets of Newark, organizing residents to fight for better housing conditions.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many times that, as a woman in the music industry, you're asked questions no male musician would ever be asked.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think that, by and large, the predominant voice we hear in rock music is a white male voice.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You look at Kerry Washington on 'Scandal,' and a lot of the women on that show in general are very strong, and I think we're seeing it more, and I'm excited because when I was doing Dana Gordon on 'Entourage,' there weren't a lot of strong female characters, which is why I think she came out as such a standout character.
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- Nov 07, 2020