If my parents ever had to ground me, they didn’t really know what that would mean, because I was inside most of the time anyway. – Tavi Gevinson
Maybe I need to make a change, or maybe it’s living here in New York or using social media or working in media and entertainment, but I feel like I’m constantly trying to maintain this sense of, ‘Why do I do what I do?’ – Tavi Gevinson
Taylor’s first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unprecedented success in country music, ‘1989’ is strictly pop. – Tavi Gevinson
I try to be very honest in my writing. It’s amazing, though, to think that people are responding to what we do, but it’s okay if they’re responding in a positive way too, because I think just creating anything at all to put out there is a gift. – Tavi Gevinson
When I first watched Bette Davis in ‘All About Eve’, I was struck by how much I felt that she is Margo Channing and that she’s Bette Davis, where she was able to do both, where you’re like, ‘What an icon.’ – Tavi Gevinson
I go through periods where I don’t really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I’m doing, and I don’t want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed. – Tavi Gevinson
When I was around 12, my heroes were Cindy Sherman and Bob Dylan and Samuel Westing from the kids’ novel ‘The Westing Game’. – Tavi Gevinson
I’m really good at making teen angst romantic. I’m really good at dealing with heartbreak and things like that and making it into this whole experience. But there’s no way to make someone-on-the-Internet-said-something-mean-about-me into romantic angst where you can listen to music and cry or whatever. – Tavi Gevinson
Every day, I kind of have in my brain a few slots of what I want to do. Like school, sleep, homework, ‘Rookie,’ hanging out with friends, mindless relaxation time, and then trying to do my own creative things. – Tavi Gevinson
The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. – Tavi Gevinson
I don’t know that a lot of boys read ‘Rookie’, but we get quite a few nice comments and e-mails from them. To say I’m devoted to making it girls-only is a little extreme, because I don’t actively try to exclude everyone else, just make sure girls know that this space is for them first and foremost. – Tavi Gevinson
I think it’d be great to own a fun concept store with my friends and just sell books and records. – Tavi Gevinson
