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Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. She is best known for her portrayal of inmate Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. May 1958
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Famous Lea DeLaria Quotes

“Did you read [Holly Near's book]? Let me save you the trouble. This is the most exciting sentence in the book:…"I feel like a lesbian when I'm making love to a woman." Gooooooooood, Holly! Well, the major difference between me and Holly Near is that I feel like a lesbian when I am BREATHING!”

Lea DeLaria

Bulldyke in a China Shop

“What do you mean, you "don't believe in homosexuality?" It's not like the Easter Bunny, your belief isn't necessary.”

Lea DeLaria

Box Lunch (liner notes)

“Oh please…As a standup, I tried to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room. Not necessarily in that order.”

Lea DeLaria

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When asked if she thought of herself as a performer, or as a performer with an agenda.

“They are preserving the sanctity of marriage, so that two gay men who've been together for twenty-five years can't get married, but a guy can still get drunk in Vegas and marry a hooker at the Elvis chapel! The sanctity of marriage is saved!”

Lea DeLaria

Box Lunch

“Learn all the rules… then break them.”

Lea DeLaria

Lea's Book of Rules for the World (May 2000) Rule # 10

“My idea as far as comedy goes has always been to push the limits of what's acceptable for a woman to do or say or be. My hero in that would be Lenny Bruce, who teaches us that words have no meaning. It's the intent behind them that is what's important.”

Lea DeLaria

Interview http://www.breakupgirl.net/guest/9907.html, Breakup Girl (1999-07-15)

“Never point at anything beige and call it cool.”

Lea DeLaria

Lea's Book of Rules for the World (May 2000) Rule # 4

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