I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
It feels like an unkind thing to do, to attack religious people. It just feels rude. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I'm such a joyful, brilliant weirdo that to not be able to express that because people are in a rush seems a… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Thanks to people like Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, it's real freedom to do stand-up comedy. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
When you are a person trying to impress people publicly on a big scale, you forget that you actually love what you… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
As a teenager, I found a lot of courage through people on the television being funny or subversive. — 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… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I took over a show with 'Buzzcocks.' And also, I was younger and I didn't know what I was doing. It's always… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
By saying the thing that I'm most embarrassed about on stage, I end up witnessing the fact that it isn't a problem.… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I watched a film called 'Earthlings' years ago and it helped to upset me into veganism, so I thought what I could… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If at any point 'Carnage' became on paper preachy or annoying, we made sure something really funny was really near to that… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
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… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I felt like there was something wrong with me in my twenties but, when I started doing stand up comedy, I learnt… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
At first I was very anxious about starting Twitter, because I didn't really know what was expected of me. I now feel… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I am not keen on the idea of an oversharer. I don't like that as a problem. I have more of a… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
If you focus too much on being liked or respected, it will be difficult for people to like or respect you. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Normal is invented. The word 'weird' is invented, and used by people who are scared of who they are. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I think if people could watch 'Benjamin' and then remember it, that would be great. — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
I think when I started doing stand-up properly, at 21, I had a feeling like... I wanted to be a comedian before… — 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
