Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from getting in. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I think as much as I talk about humour being a defence mechanism, I'm also really grateful that I developed it, because I now have it as a choice, rather than a panic button. I feel like it's there if… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I've always felt that comedy doesn't just come from misery. It comes from an absurdity around that misery. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
The first time I got into therapy was when I was 29 - it's always when I'm about to hit a number. There's a… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If you are somebody who is going to at some point be revealed as not like everyone else, then to be in an insular… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I got my first job in television when I was 18, on the kids' cable channel Nickelodeon, introducing the 'Rugrats' and other programs. It… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If I'd have been really good at dancing as a kid, if I'd have achieved more than my certificate in preparatory tap, then that… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If you are the sort of comedian who's interested in sort of the mundane, then there's something in that and then it's wonderful to… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
