For a lot of people, film is still the dream - the captive audience in the darkened theater - but I love TV. I think it's fantastic. Jenji Kohan audiencecaptivedarken Change image and share on social
I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances. Jenji Kohan agendumcircumstancecontribution share on social
When I got out of college in 1991, I had four jobs in four different parts of L.A. There was I Love Juicy, a smoothie bar in Venice, and the Videotheque on Sunset Boulevard, across from the old Tower Records. I was also an intern at the 'Los Angeles Reader' in the Miracle Mile and at 'High Performance' magazine downtown. Jenji Kohan angelesbarboulevard share on social
I think great writers should write great shows, and I have trouble with, like, what you are in life shouldn't automatically make you what you do in your art. It doesn't necessarily translate. Jenji Kohan artautomaticallygreat Change image and share on social
Mainly, I'm doing my thing, and I hope people like it. I don't say, 'I'm going to write something radical and hope it reverberates throughout society.' The goal is to write a solid, entertaining, engaging show. Jenji Kohan engageentertaingoal share on social
I'm from the creative side of Hollywood. I'm up for anyone that wants to support my work. If you have eyeballs and give me a budget and are nice to me, I'm in. Jenji Kohan budgetcreativeeyeball Change image and share on social
There's more to us than the moment we made a bad decision. Jenji Kohan baddecisionmake Change image and share on social
Home is where your family is. Wherever you are, it's about the people you're surrounded by, not necessarily where you lay your head. Jenji Kohan familyheadhome Change image and share on social
I'm not a public figure; I shouldn't have to be held to a certain standard of beauty. Jenji Kohan beautyfigurehold Change image and share on social
I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady. Jenji Kohan badbrightcolor share on social