Rookie Quotes by Tavi Gevinson

14 Rookie quotes by Tavi Gevinson

Gevinson’s observations on the early stages of any craft feel both earnest and sharp, making this a handy primer for anyone navigating the learning curve.

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One of my intentions with 'Rookie' is for the girls reading it to know that they are already cool enough and smart…

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My anxiety has gotten worse as I've graduated and gotten older, and I still feel like 'Rookie' is a place where I…

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It was always in the back of my mind while we were working on the first year of 'Rookie' that we'd do…

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'Rookie' is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and…

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I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the…

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The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.

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I feel like a young adult. In high school I never felt like my professional life and my personal life were at…

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I created 'Rookie' because I read a lot of websites that I thought were cool and interesting, but they weren't for teens,…

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So much about 'Rookie' has been very organically familial among our contributors, among our readers. Yeah, if I interview someone like Lorde,…

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I don't know that a lot of boys read 'Rookie', but we get quite a few nice comments and e-mails from them.…

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The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. So a lot of what 'Rookie' is about…

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I feel like, maybe in the '90s, 'Rookie' would have been shamed for trying to reach a lot of people or trying…

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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I…

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In high school, I was doing my magazine 'Rookie' and a lot of writing, and I became a little less interested in…

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I don't think I was ever thinking critically about my aesthetic, I think it's enough when you're little just to understand that you can…

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It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in…

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I am a feminist - I just think the label reflects my beliefs - but, you know, we say 'Rookie' is a website for…

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I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at…

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A lot of people glorify and romanticize the idea of being an early bloomer: finding success very early and being a child star. But…

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I love 'First Wives Club' and 'Death Becomes Her' and movies about women like that.

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I think it's just important to be able to keep things to myself and to have these moments that can't be - where I…

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Since the age of 14, I have littered - excuse me, adorned - the Internet with Taylor Swift analyses.

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I did community theater and kids programs at professional theaters and plays at school and voice lessons for seven years. I stopped because it…

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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to…

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So much about 'Rookie' has been very organically familial among our contributors, among our readers. Yeah, if I interview someone like Lorde, who I…

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I feel like now fashion is just part of how I think about everything. When I send out a mood board to our contributors…

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What feels most productive to me isn't to think so much in terms of how I can be alternative, but how I can be…

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When I was younger, I always liked acting. You know, like, acting locally, or community theater at school. But it's not an especially insured…

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