The industry had a type β tiny and blonde with fake boobs. That wasn't Alexis' look, and people let her know. But Alexis was comfortable in her body and didn't anyone else tell her what her worth was.
@Alexis_Texas via @hollyrandall
Her mom didn't stress about the work itself. She just needed to know it wasn't a trafficking situation. Once she knew it was legit, she was fine.
@violetsaucy via @hollyrandall
She knew as a little boy, praying to wake up as a girl. Growing up feeling that way in Cuba β a communist country β is a different kind of story.
via @hollyrandall
She walked into her first audition feeling like a confident veteran. She has since watched the footage and revised that assessment.
@adrianachechik via @hollyrandall
She spent years supporting a partner as a young creator who didn't know better yet. Now she just says it plainly: if you're 22 and he's 35 and you're paying for everything, don't. #Unmuted#realtalk
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"It's really hot to control a bunch of men." Adriana on what the dynamic in an g*ngb*ng actually feels like from where she's standing.
@adrianachechik via @hollyrandall
"Do It Again" β wait, it's "Do It Again" β no, she says it's "Dirty Work" by Steely Dan. Either way, her AI twin does the dirty work, needs no lunch, and has no feelings about it.
via @hollyrandall
Her mom didn't stress about the work itself. She just needed to know it wasn't a trafficking situation. Once she knew it was legit, she was fine.
@violetsaucy via @hollyrandall
Years of nominations, then the whole room stands up when she finally wins. Adriana Chechik watched it back on her phone afterward and still gets emotional.
@adrianachechik via @hollyrandall
Forums full of people calling her racist, trying to bait a response β but Alexis Texas never took the bait. "The internal struggle is within myself β not what everyone else wants me to be."
@Alexis_Texas via @hollyrandall
Used to be you worried about the kid next to you in class. Now a 12-year-old feels judged by someone in Hong Kong. That's not reasonable, and it's hitting us before we're ready. π±
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8 years of in-and-out, one foot always out the door. They got married, which should've ended it. Instead it became the strongest thing they've ever had. π
via @hollyrandall
"I'm loud, I'm sarcastic, I'm a lot." Owning it completely. Give me the straight shooter every time. I'd rather know exactly where I stand. π₯
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Cory Chase on making an open marriage work: the side boyfriends and girlfriends always drift off eventually. What stays is the marriage. That's the thing they both know they can fall back on.
@thecorychase on @hollyrandall's podcast