Patti Harrison

“It seems so simple to me. Just let people act and go up for roles, and stop pigeonholing people.”

“Now, I don't know if we're at a place where we can see a nuanced transgender villain, because unless it can be written in a way that their transness is not the cause of them being evil, I don't think a lot of cis screenwriters are willing to do that. It's all through their lens of assumptions.”

“We weren't without food, but there were times when it was definitely a strain. I ate a ton of Hot Pockets and SpaghettiOs and Totino's Pizza Rolls. I still enjoy those flavors.”

“Animation has revitalized a part of my brain that says, 'Oh yeah, I do like doing this. This is fun.'”

“I think my relationship with social media has changed so much that I really resent social media now. And I'm trying to figure out what a successful exit strategy is as someone who has gotten a lot of opportunities because of social media and how it's given me a portfolio.”

“I'm from a town in Ohio called Orient.”

“A lot of people tweet me things like, 'My 3-year-old son is trans and you inspire us.'”

“I mean, there are things that I've experienced that I don't joke about because I'm just like, 'People don't really think it's funny that I had an eating disorder for a long time.' There are some things that just like really bum people out.”

“I'm always afraid to talk about stuff because I'm afraid to get ahead of myself or jinx something.”

“I have dogs at home in Ohio, so it's always nice to see them and just be a lump and collect dog hair and dead skin cells.”

“I have a hard time describing myself as a standup comedian because I don't feel like I'm doing stand up jokes more than I am acting like a person who has a bad point of view.”

“I have to think about being transgender so much that it's kind of the most boring thing in the world to me.”

“That's just my journey in life, to be the most creative and successful and talented person that ever lived.”

“Growing up we used to put Saltines in a bowl with milk and dump a bunch of sugar on it and eat it as cereal.”

“I feel like some of the delivery that people find funny is literally me trying to remember the exact line in real time.”

“But when I'm nervous, I deflect a lot and it's very easy to fill the space with jokes.”

“One time I watched my sister eat a raw potato with peanut butter on it.”

“If someone writes a stereotyped trans character, it's really harmful on a macro level in solidifying public perception of trans people because we're such a small minority group but it's also detrimental to the life of the actor, who needs the paycheck even if the role is bad.”

“There are so many rom-coms that I think are insane. But they're the kind of movies that I put on when I need something that I know isn't gonna horrify me before I go to sleep.”

“I shouldn't tell anyone that I can't drive or cook.”