Go ahead quote me

Martha Stewart.
Anish Kapoor.
J.K. Rowling.
Noma Dumezweni.

It's not as good as the real thing. When you live through something like Orange Is The New Black, the real characters are better.

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I take the view that there are emotional states that Wagner touches that nobody else touches. In the end, who cares if the artist is a nice person?

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I decided not to get too agitated about it and simply state quite firmly that Hermione can be a black woman with my absolute blessing and enthusiasm.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 14, 2016, with the headline Go ahead quote me. Subscribe