--- title: "23 Want Quotes By Kathleen Hanna" description: "23 Want quotes by Kathleen Hanna. Plus more from Kathleen Hanna and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/kathleen-hanna-1726_just_i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write-257850_2578508.png" --- > [I just write what I want to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/kathleen-hanna-1726_just_i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write-257850_2578508.png) > [There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are-doing-interesting-things/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/kathleen-hanna-1726_art_there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are_1149301.png) > [I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-wouldn-t-want-to-play-miss-hannigan-i-m-not-a-villain-she-s-mean-to/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/kathleen-hanna-1726_brands_i-wouldn-t-want-to-play-miss-hannigan-i_523457.png) > [I have no clue. I just know I would want to play the least amount of shows that the most people would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-have-no-clue-i-just-know-i-would-want-to-play-the-least-amount-of/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/kathleen-hanna-1726_able_i-have-no-clue-i-just-know-i-would-want_2982250.png) > [I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, 'Well, neither do I.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to-start-a-band-but-don-t-have/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/kathleen-hanna-1726_always_i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to_1061891.jpg) > [Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/women-didn-t-want-to-be-on-the-stage-with-other-women-because-they/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/kathleen-hanna-1726_another_women-didn-t-want-to-be-on-the-stage-wit_494233.png) > [When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-you-re-the-person-who-s-kind-of-in-charge-of-everything-a-lot-of/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/kathleen-hanna-1726_ability_when-you-re-the-person-who-s-kind-of-in_141470.jpg) > [Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/sometimes-being-a-feminist-artist-there-are-times-where-i-m-in-a-2/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/kathleen-hanna-1726_art_sometimes-being-a-feminist-artist-there_1226477.jpg) > [I don't need to convince men that feminism is important, that just isn't a goal of mine. I can't even have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-need-to-convince-men-that-feminism-is-important-that-just-isn/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/kathleen-hanna-1726_ask-me_i-don-t-need-to-convince-men-that-femini_1594437.png) > [I feel like what I'm best at is being a musician and a performer. I want to use that to help people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-feel-like-what-i-m-best-at-is-being-a-musician-and-a-performer-i/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/kathleen-hanna-1726_feels_i-feel-like-what-i-m-best-at-is-being-a_2688349.png) > [There's comedians who I consider extremely punk rock who I've seen do very political stand up in places where nobody wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-s-comedians-who-i-consider-extremely-punk-rock-who-i-ve-seen-do/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/kathleen-hanna-1726_comedian_there-s-comedians-who-i-consider-extreme_2205784.jpg) > [I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-watch-videos-on-youtube-of-bands-that-i-ve-heard-of-that-i-want-to/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-watch-videos-on-youtube-of-bands-that_2970012.png) > [What (some) bands do is go, 'It's not important that I'm a girl, it's just important that I want to rock.' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/what-some-bands-do-is-go-it-s-not-important-that-i-m-a-girl-it-s-just/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_what-some-bands-do-is-go-it-s-not-import_1010684.png) > [My mom was a housewife, and wasn't somebody that people would think of as a feminist, and when Ms. Magazine came out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/my-mom-was-a-housewife-and-wasn-t-somebody-that-people-would-think-of/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/kathleen-hanna-1726_basements_my-mom-was-a-housewife-and-wasn-t-somebo_2373395.jpg) > [I don't want to be a historical action figure or treated like I'm dead. Like one of those people where they go,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-historical-action-figure-or-treated-like-i-m/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/kathleen-hanna-1726_action_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-historical-action-f_2561149.png) > [Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/sometimes-being-a-feminist-artist-there-are-times-where-i-m-in-a/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/kathleen-hanna-1726_anymore_sometimes-being-a-feminist-artist-there_547906.png) > [I always get ‘What’s wrong?’ or ‘Lighten up.’ Half the time, when guys tell me to smile, I’m not even frowning, I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-always-get-what-s-wrong-or-lighten-up-half-the-time-when-guys-tell/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/kathleen-hanna-1726_feelings_i-always-get-what-s-wrong-or-lighten-up_1595673.png) > [When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-you-speak-up-about-any-sense-of-unfairness-or-injustice-you-re/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/kathleen-hanna-1726_ability_when-you-speak-up-about-any-sense-of-unf_356575.png) > [I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to-start-a-band-but-don-t-have-2/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to_1370820.png) > [If you really hate me, you should at least have the courtesy to take out a piece of paper and write it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/if-you-really-hate-me-you-should-at-least-have-the-courtesy-to-take/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/kathleen-hanna-1726_addresses_if-you-really-hate-me-you-should-at-leas_2313975.jpg) > [I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-want-to-waste-the-precious-moments-i-have-and-i-ve-felt-that/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/kathleen-hanna-1726_adventure_i-don-t-want-to-waste-the-precious-momen_282150.png) > [I especially don't want men coming up to me and asking if sexism still exists. It's like, I'm seriously gonna barf a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-especially-don-t-want-men-coming-up-to-me-and-asking-if-sexism/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/kathleen-hanna-1726_asking_i-especially-don-t-want-men-coming-up-to_2361615.png) > [Every day it gets worse and worse and worse. We just want to get everyone to vote and be a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/every-day-it-gets-worse-and-worse-and-worse-we-just-want-to-get/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/kathleen-hanna-1726_can-do_every-day-it-gets-worse-and-worse-and-wo_2212682.png) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Kathleen Hanna > [There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-s-still-a-lot-of-misogynist-pop-music-out-there-and-i-think/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-i-get-stressed-out-my-de-stress-default-is-not-cat-videos-but-i/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/in-terms-of-men-being-feminist-allies-it-s-just-important-to-speak/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [ I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked \[JD and Jo\] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-got-hit-up-for-a-tampon-commercial-and-so-i-asked-jd-and-jo-if-they/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/clearly-gay-marriage-is-on-the-top-of-the-agenda-right-now-it-s/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-you-re-the-person-who-s-kind-of-in-charge-of-everything-a-lot-of/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I've always talked a lot on stage - I really wanted to communicate my ideas and when you're playing at a lot of shitty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-ve-always-talked-a-lot-on-stage-i-really-wanted-to-communicate-my/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-belive-power-can-be-used-for-good-i-don-t-think-every-form-of-power/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [No one's female and male, we all have so many different traits. It's just a lie that these certain traits are male and these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/no-one-s-female-and-male-we-all-have-so-many-different-traits-it-s/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-think-that-the-internet-is-really-cool-because-a-lot-of-young/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become-my-total-life-i-feel-like-a/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [If I can't sing them myself, there's nothing better than writing songs for other people and watching them be performed. It's kind of more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/if-i-can-t-sing-them-myself-there-s-nothing-better-than-writing-songs/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I'm really going off of watching John Waters speak one time and I remember he just kind of talked and it was totally interesting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-m-really-going-off-of-watching-john-waters-speak-one-time-and-i/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [You feel like people are looking at you like, 'I wanted the old Kathleen. Where's the old Kathleen?' I felt that way in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/you-feel-like-people-are-looking-at-you-like-i-wanted-the-old/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-want-to-waste-the-precious-moments-i-have-and-i-ve-felt-that/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/kathleen-hanna/#itemlist", "name": "23 Want Quotes By Kathleen Hanna", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just write what I want to write.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathleen Hanna" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/kathleen-hanna-1726_just_i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write-257850_2578508.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/kathleen-hanna-1726_just_i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write-257850_2578508.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/kathleen-hanna-1726_just_i-just-write-what-i-want-to-write-257850_2578508.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just write what I want to write.” — Kathleen Hanna", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathleen Hanna" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are-doing-interesting-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/kathleen-hanna-1726_art_there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are_1149301.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/kathleen-hanna-1726_art_there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are_1149301.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/kathleen-hanna-1726_art_there-are-so-many-great-artists-that-are_1149301.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring…” — Kathleen Hanna", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. 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