Comedy is a man’s art form. It pretty much came from a time, post-World War II really – the 1950s are not really known for the subtle expressions of feminine life. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
If the only reason to be on stage communicating with people is to tell them a joke and make them laugh, that seems thin for me. That has a place – I don’t think it should stop happening – but for me, I don’t know. I just don’t. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
The only people I don’t reach on a very personal level are straight white men. They don’t really need another entertainer dedicated for them exclusively, so they’re fine. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they’ve trusted take responsibility, and that is what’s toxic. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
If a documentary crew were to follow me around, they’d probably think they were making a film about the saddest person in the world. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
Nanette’ has been a journey. She went from being something of a personal little blast to the world from me, that I expected would seal me off into the margins as far as my career is concerned, and into an idiosyncratic sort of life beyond all of that. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
A lot of people are intimated by art, but it’s something to be revered beyond criticism. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
To get recognized in New York is weird because that’s definitely a place you shouldn’t be recognized. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote
Shame has its place. Shame is what you do to a kid to stop them running on the road. And then you take the shame away, and immediately, they’re back in the fold. You should never soak anybody in shame. It’s the prolonged existence of shame that then flips out into destructive rage. We can’t exist in that. It’s like treacle. Hannah Gadsby Read Quote