You can't think your way to being in love, or able to be loved. However, intellect is also useful for things like… — 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
Everything needs to be questioned. I have no trust for anything that's regarded as 'the way things are supposed to be.' — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
It may be best to ignore politicians in the same way that you can avoid films or TV shows that don't express… — 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 don't think I would have been able to exist in any kind of joyful, peaceful way if I hadn't been able… — 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