“Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.” Quote by Kate Mulgrew
“So if you can make it through, you know you've got something good, you can handle anything. We've been blessed to grow but at the same time, the hard part is having to wear every single hat. It's exhausting, but it's entirely worth it because on the flip side, the best part about being a touring musician is being a touring musician.” IfsKnowsHardGrowsSidesMusicianBlessedHandleHatsWorth ItTouringFlipExhausting Author:Lizzo
“You know what I want, above all things? I want people who are aware of my music right now, to believe in change.” PeopleKnowsWantBelieveRight NowAll Things Author:Lizzo
“I'm going to make music that reflects me and my life now. So I think people who like my music and who listen to me should appreciate change as well, because I've definitely evolved, and that's a great thing, to celebrate that is what music is all about.” PeopleThinkingShouldWellsMusic IsAppreciateGreat ThingsCelebrateListen To Me Author:Lizzo
“To make a long story short, I auditioned for the role of Piper because I read the pilots every year and this show was head-and-shoulders above any pilot I've read in awhile. It was amazing. So, I read for Piper and I knew that I wasn't really right for it, but I loved it so much that I wanted to read for it.” YearsLongStoriesShowsWantedRolesShouldersPilotsPipersLong Story Author:Laura Prepon
“So, I went to Germany and ended up parasailing around this castle. I was in Germany sightseeing, eating Bratwurst and hanging out in beer gardens. And then, I got back from Germany and got a call where they were like, "We need to fly you to New York tomorrow to read with Taylor [Schilling]." I was like, "Wait, for Alex, the manipulative drug-smuggling lesbian girl?!," and they were like, "Yeah."” NeedsGirlWaitingNew YorkTomorrowDrugEatingGardenYeahBeerGermanyHanging OutCastlesAlexManipulativeSmugglingSightseeing Author:Laura Prepon
“What's great is that a lot of us are playing so against type in this, and it's awesome. All of the writers put faith in the fact that we know what we're doing. We have creative freedom, and it's awesome. I think it all worked out. Everybody on the show is so good.” ThinkingKnowsFactsShowsCreativeTypeCreative Freedom Author:Laura Prepon
“It's cool because you get to see that some of these women are there because they should be. They're actually not good people to be in society. And then, other people are there because they just made a really retarded mistake.” PeopleShouldMadeMistakeGood PeopleRetarded Author:Laura Prepon
“And other people get the opportunity to leave prison, and then they do something to get put back in there because they can't actually function in society. It's really cool because you get to see all these different women, their backstories, where they come from, their upbringing and why they get to where they get to, and they're all completely different. It's really cool that you get to see all those storylines.” PeopleDifferentOpportunityFunctionPrisonReally CoolUpbringingStoryline Author:Laura Prepon
“Well, I had done nudity in one other thing, but nudity for an actress is a very particular thing. It has to do with the material, and making sure it's not gratuitous, that it's done in a way that's shot beautifully, and it's for a reason. And I'd never played a lesbian before.” WayWellsReasonDoneParticularMaterialsShotsActressesNudity Author:Laura Prepon
“Of course, we're supportive of the gay and lesbian community. I've just never portrayed that on camera. Once I met Taylor [Schilling] I knew that it was going to be really comfortable and okay, but the nudity was a little bit of an issue for me.” LittlesCoursesBitsCommunityIssuesMetsGayComfortableLittle BitOkayCamerasSupportiveNudity Author:Laura Prepon