Hannah Gadsby

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm a pretty good procrastinator.”

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

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

“The idea that standup is a thing with defined boundaries is kind of ludicrous.”

“We need to hear stories from older women. There's a wealth of wisdom and real resilience there, but they're silenced.”

“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.”

“I've got Asperger's. I come at things from sideways.”

“The art world doesn't exist in a vacuum.”

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

“The sheer number of paintings of unconscious women is distressing.”

“Comedy is great in that it's accessible to someone like me, from a low socioeconomic background, struggling in life. The gatekeepers are a lot stronger in other art forms.”

“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.”

“I always kept my expectations in life very tame.”

“Stories appeal to humanity.”

“I get anxiety and distressed from external stimuli quite easily, so if I'm in a constant state of self-protection, it's exhausting.”

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