Patti Harrison

I don't like to eat octopus. They're so smart.

— Patti Harrison

I would say that I'm not a fan at all of Woody Allen's.

— Patti Harrison

I was super, super into Pokemon.

— Patti Harrison

Voiceover stuff is always so fun. It's very easy to do.

— Patti Harrison

I'm from a town in Ohio called Orient.

— Patti Harrison

There are very few moments in my life where I feel normalcy.

— Patti Harrison

I shouldn't tell anyone that I can't drive or cook.

— Patti Harrison

There were times I had body dysmorphia issues.

— Patti Harrison

I think I have more fun making jokes online and making stupid Instagram videos than I do in my real life, on…

— Patti Harrison

And I mean, I watched all of 'Friends' in college. I liked it growing up, and it's a very nostalgic show for…

— Patti Harrison

One time I watched my sister eat a raw potato with peanut butter on it.

— Patti Harrison

Growing up we used to put Saltines in a bowl with milk and dump a bunch of sugar on it and eat…

— Patti Harrison

Being on camera has really rehashed a lot of old feelings, because I dealt with body dysmorphia for a long time.

— Patti Harrison

A lot of my comedy isn't necessarily about specific jokes but rather a wacky point of view that a super wacky character…

— Patti Harrison

I like to make up my own lines and dress myself and act like myself and no other characters.

— Patti Harrison

Coming out of 'Shrill,' depending on who's directing, they'll let you ad lib sometimes, you can pitch ideas if you have them.

— Patti Harrison

If you constantly draw attention to yourself, spend all day distracting everyone, and cost taxpayers millions of dollars, the perfect job for…

— Patti Harrison

Cisgender people tend to want trans stories of triumph that are easy to metabolize. I want to make things that are subversive…

— Patti Harrison

To me, it feels like every time I'm watching some trans story, it's about their grief around their gender. And there's not…

— Patti Harrison

My solo stuff for live shows is very meandering. I write a lot of slower bits that give me room to improvise…

— Patti Harrison

It's really cool to read feedback. I'm trying not to engage too much, though, because I spiral out even if the reviews…

— Patti Harrison

The more money that's involved in something, it's usually because there are more hands involved. There are more interests to serve.

— Patti Harrison

I feel like my timeline has moved so many times in my brain. I used to be like, 'Maybe like 30' because…

— Patti Harrison

There aren't a ton of trans people in general, so in any vocation there's probably not going to be a ton of…

— Patti Harrison

Transgender issues, and LGBT issues generally, have entered the public conversation on a national level, so there's more need to find people…

— Patti Harrison

Now, I don't know if we're at a place where we can see a nuanced transgender villain, because unless it can be…

— Patti Harrison

My mom is pretty unimpressed by everything. She loves black-and-white movies, and the only things she watches in color on T.V. are…

— Patti Harrison

I've thought about my relationship to my body, my body dysmorphia, and what that means as someone who's like, 'Oh, I'm going…

— Patti Harrison

Those are the frustrations in this industry - the boxes and the labels, where they say, 'You are this one thing and…

— Patti Harrison

I think my relationship with social media has changed so much that I really resent social media now. And I'm trying to…

— Patti Harrison

Before I transitioned, I felt like I could walk on stage and just, like, say anything and people would just laugh. And…

— Patti Harrison

It's like, whether or not you're humiliated or embarrassed or you do well is contingent on the choices that you make in…

— Patti Harrison

I started doing comedy because it was an escape for me.

— Patti Harrison

I perform in spaces that are very inclusive and protective.

— Patti Harrison

I want to make comedy that my mom will hate.

— Patti Harrison

A lot of the stuff that I want to create personally is usually pretty absurd or silly comedy stuff.

— Patti Harrison

Truly, I have boundaries. I am someone who has a very, very, strong, amazing, powerful boundaries. I'm the boundary queen.

— Patti Harrison

I try and be as vulnerable in my comedy as possible, to open that door for other people.

— Patti Harrison

I didn't know if I was going to go into acting more, or kind of lean into TV writing or comedy.

— Patti Harrison

That's just my journey in life, to be the most creative and successful and talented person that ever lived.

— Patti Harrison