My brain is just so busy. I'm inattentive; I'm a daydreamer: the space cadet kind. Hannah Gadsby More Quotes by Hannah Gadsby More Quotes From Hannah Gadsby Laughter is not our medicine, stories hold our cure. Hannah Gadsby entertainment We need to hear stories from older women. There's a wealth of wisdom and real resilience there, but they're silenced. Hannah Gadsby wealthwomenrealwisdom 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 traumaresponsibilityhandspeople I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor. Hannah Gadsby doctorsomeoneneverreal Just because you're gay doesn't mean you're not homophobic. Hannah Gadsby just-becausejustyougay 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 voicepeopleartthinking 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 roadplaceneveryou That's the problem with ADHD: I have no focus; I get bored. Hannah Gadsby getboredfocusproblem 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 someonemerudeconversation Most accountants are strange - let's be honest. Hannah Gadsby mostaccountantshoneststrange I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great. Hannah Gadsby watchinggreatalwaysart 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 manwarlifeart 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. Hannah Gadsby greatmelifeart 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 thinkcommunitygeniustime A lot of people have told me they have mothers like my mother. I seriously doubt it. Hannah Gadsby seriouslymemotherpeople 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 yourownyoucomedy I think most people's view is that selfies are just vanity and stupid, but I think they're really great. Hannah Gadsby viewgreatstupidpeople A lot of people are intimated by art, but it's something to be revered beyond criticism. Hannah Gadsby somethingcriticismpeopleart To get recognized in New York is weird because that's definitely a place you shouldn't be recognized. Hannah Gadsby weirdnewplaceyou I always kept my expectations in life very tame. Hannah Gadsby veryalwaysexpectationslife
