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So I Told Terry Gross
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May 4, 2022
"I grew up full of complexes... I realized what [women] were supposed to look like, and here I was, rather thin and flat-chested and lanky and so forth. But apparently, William Wyler didn't mind." - Audrey Hepburn on body image (1988) freshairarchive.org/segments/film-…
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So I Told Terry Gross
@FreshAirArchive
May 3, 2022
"Our skin needs to be the line of defense between our own dignity and will and any outside force... The definition of patriarchy is to be able to control reproduction. And that means you have to control women's bodies." - @GloriaSteinem (2015)
Feminist Gloria Steinem Finds Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender'
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So I Told Terry Gross
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Apr 29, 2022
"I worked in the fields with all kinds of people who sang and played in practically every language... It was like being in an opera out there in the cotton fields and hearing all that music coming at you all day long." - @WillieNelson (2006)
Willie Nelson's Guide to Happiness
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So I Told Terry Gross
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Apr 27, 2022
"[Whether] my standup material was good or weak or whatever, I pretended like it was fantastic, like 'How great am I?' ... I think that's what the audience tuned into. They couldn't believe someone was actually that confident." - @SteveMartinToGo (2008)
Steve Martin On Being 'Born Standing Up'
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So I Told Terry Gross
@FreshAirArchive
Apr 18, 2022
"If you've ever left an outgoing message, then played it back and cringed, multiply that by a thousand and that's what it's like watching yourself in a movie. It's not just your voice. It's your face, your eyes, your hair, your body." - @kevinbacon (2005)
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
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