Lisa Hanawalt

I think being creative is incredibly difficult and painful.

— Lisa Hanawalt

I think a lot of people see fashion as a feminine art form and use that as an excuse to dismiss it.…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I like observing intelligent people who have expertise in areas I'm mostly ignorant about.

— Lisa Hanawalt

I used to think fashion was something unattainable and reserved only for people who look like models. But looking back, I've always…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I don't consider myself a political artist, but I am political just by nature of being a woman.

— Lisa Hanawalt

We all choose what we wear every day, and I'm interested in those choices. Even if you wear the same boring hoodie…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I've always liked writing. Even when I was in art school and thought I was going to be a gallery painter, I…

— Lisa Hanawalt

A hot dog cut up with ketchup is, like, lunch for me, so I just think it's funny to Instagram it. I…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I've had trouble gaining access to certain people I'd really love to interview because they're worried I'll make fun of them. I'm…

— Lisa Hanawalt

So okay, the world through my eyes, what is that world? Well, I see a lot of dirty stuff, and I see…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I'd love to do a book with scratch n' sniff pages and pieces of string and plastic attached to the pages, you…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I think, a lot of time, when I'm making art, I'm trying to get into a state of childlike play, where I'm…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I never thought I'd enjoy collaborating so much, but turns out it feels like a super power if you collab with the…

— Lisa Hanawalt

It's hard to find things that haven't been said before or drawn before, but I'm trying.

— Lisa Hanawalt

The way I eat in my day-to-day life is, like, very simple to the point of being absurd. Like, my boyfriend makes…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I think that even at my most anxious, if I have a job to do or a role to fill, I know…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I never thought, 'I'm going to learn how to be funny now!,' and I'm still surprised when other people think I'm funny.…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I'm not a great boss because I don't like to tell other people what to do.

— Lisa Hanawalt

If someone leaves me a bad review, I briefly fantasize about pushing them down a well.

— Lisa Hanawalt

I went to UCLA and studied studio art. I thought I was going to be a gallery painter, photographer, or ceramicist. Then,…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I'm not a vegetarian, but while I don't want to defend it, I try to be mindful about the amount of animal…

— Lisa Hanawalt

I have existential worries inside of me, but I don't always know how to express them all the time.

— Lisa Hanawalt

Good cooking is good cooking, regardless of the price.

— Lisa Hanawalt

I'm a bad artist. I'm lazy and untalented and bad.

— Lisa Hanawalt

When I look at my childhood art, it's the same. It's animals dressed up as people in patterned clothing. It basically looked…

— Lisa Hanawalt