Hannah Gadsby Quotes

Hannah Gadsby

Profession : Comedian

Birth : January 12, 1978

Just because it's been around for centuries, doesn't mean it's cool to be a creepy old man.

Hannah Gadsby

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

I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.

Hannah Gadsby

The sheer number of paintings of unconscious women is distressing.

Hannah Gadsby

Self-deprecation runs right through queer culture. It was seen as a badge of honor. I started to feel like perhaps it was destructive as well.

Hannah Gadsby

There are times I've been surprised by how emotional I can be on stage.

Hannah Gadsby

That's the problem with ADHD: I have no focus; I get bored.

Hannah Gadsby

To get recognized in New York is weird because that's definitely a place you shouldn't be recognized.

Hannah Gadsby

Most accountants are strange - let's be honest.

Hannah Gadsby

My brain is just so busy. I'm inattentive; I'm a daydreamer: the space cadet kind.

Hannah Gadsby

The thing about comedy is it gives you a platform to expose your own shortcomings, so it becomes a public display of weirdness.

Hannah Gadsby

Stories appeal to humanity.

Hannah Gadsby

I don't want to be a didactic voice. I like to ask more questions than I answer, just to get people thinking and to make it safe to access art.

Hannah Gadsby

This adoration of an artist as a lone genius is quite misled, I think, because they are very much part of their time and their community.

Hannah Gadsby

A lot of people have told me they have mothers like my mother. I seriously doubt it.

Hannah Gadsby

I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.

Hannah Gadsby

I think most people's view is that selfies are just vanity and stupid, but I think they're really great.

Hannah Gadsby

I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great.

Hannah Gadsby

A lot of people are intimated by art, but it's something to be revered beyond criticism.

Hannah Gadsby

I always kept my expectations in life very tame.

Hannah Gadsby