I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going into specific details of the trauma, I think it's the details that connect with people. I'm accidentally relatable - I didn't mean to be, and I didn't think I would be. It feels like what I'm saying on stage is quite shameful and possibly perverted; so for other people to be laughing and go, "Oh, yes, we understand that. We are like that too," is very lovely.
At first I was very anxious about starting Twitter, because I didn't really know what was expected of me. I now feel fairly relaxed, in that's it a w… - Simon Amstell
At first I was very anxious about starting Twitter, because I didn't really know what was expected of me. I now feel fairly relaxed, in that's it a w…
- Simon Amstell
Why be timid? Death is coming. - Simon Amstell
Why be timid? Death is coming.
The idea of a life plan, "I'm here now, where do I need to go to..." There's always "And then what?" And eventually the end of that "and then what?" … - Simon Amstell
The idea of a life plan, "I'm here now, where do I need to go to..." There's always "And then what?" And eventually the end of that "and then what?" …
I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and h… - Simon Amstell
I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and h…
I've stopped doing things that aren't clear comedy gigs - to do something that's not "comedy night," it's a difficult thing. People have to be given … - Simon Amstell
I've stopped doing things that aren't clear comedy gigs - to do something that's not "comedy night," it's a difficult thing. People have to be given …
If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and those themes of isolation, protectivene… - Simon Amstell
If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and those themes of isolation, protectivene…
I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going into specific details o… - Simon Amstell
I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going into specific details o…
I realize that in everything I was saying, that underneath my words was essentially, "why can't we be less judgemental and more like me." Which is ju… - Simon Amstell
I realize that in everything I was saying, that underneath my words was essentially, "why can't we be less judgemental and more like me." Which is ju…
I am not keen on the idea of an oversharer. I don't like that as a problem. I have more of a problem with an undershare. If I'm talking to somebody a… - Simon Amstell
I am not keen on the idea of an oversharer. I don't like that as a problem. I have more of a problem with an undershare. If I'm talking to somebody a…
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