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It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.


Alison Bechdel

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ALISON LACEY I knew Amanda was out (in the first quarter), and I had to take control a bit and just be a good lea...
ALISON LACEY We definitely don't think about it like we're the favorite; not at all. We know every game is going ...
ALISON LACEY I think we were a little bit overwhelmed by the atmosphere, but we came back and I'm so proud of the...
ALISON LACEY She's very efficient; we always know she's going to finish when she gets the ball down low. It's nic...
ALISON LACEY We were working hard during the (holiday) break, and we came out and we were ready to play. We came ...
ALISON LACEY If we win state, then we will be No. 1.
ALISON LACEY We have depth. We know that anybody can come in and play and have good games. Tonight, I thought eve...
ALISON LACEY Everybody was really welcoming and friendly. They made me feel welcome at all times. I didn't feel u...
ALISON LACEY On a creative level, I think the songs are simpler in that they're more direct. To be commercially s...
ALISON GOLDFRAPP Always have sunglasses with you. They're great for when you can't be bothered to put make-up on.
ALISON GOLDFRAPP We shot it on blue screen, so it was this great big ugly, metal, weird, jerky horse-thing that Brad ...
ALISON GOLDFRAPP I remember everyone made this big deal out of it,
ALISON GOLDFRAPP But what's great about working with Will is that I was so bored of working with people who seemed to...
ALISON GOLDFRAPP They seem to have these personalities that are very generic and so I can't really relate to them. I ...
ALISON GOLDFRAPP People say that sort of thing and I just think, nah,
ALISON GOLDFRAPP It's like they're a separate identity to the whole music and imagery,
ALISON GOLDFRAPP I thought what everyone thinks when they first meet Will,
ALISON GOLDFRAPP I think I heard it once on Top Of The Pops and thought it was very bland,
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