Patti Harrison

I perform in spaces that are very inclusive and protective.

— Patti Harrison

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

— Patti Harrison

There were times I had body dysmorphia issues.

— Patti Harrison

I want to make comedy that my mom will hate.

— Patti Harrison

I was super, super into Pokemon.

— 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

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

— Patti Harrison

The women that I worship all hit their stride in their 30s or 40s or after. And that's going to be for…

— Patti Harrison

I think there will always be a part of me that kind of fanboys out about action sci-fi.

— Patti Harrison

I have to think about being transgender so much that it's kind of the most boring thing in the world to me.

— Patti Harrison

For the most part, there's not a ton of out and working trans comedians, or people who are visible.

— Patti Harrison

San Francisco is like, the most expensive city to live in, in the United States.

— Patti Harrison

It seems so simple to me. Just let people act and go up for roles, and stop pigeonholing people.

— Patti Harrison

I think I identify as a comedian before kind of anything else. Before I identify as a person, as a human being…

— Patti Harrison

I haven't been in a million things. And most of them have been really small, or guest parts.

— Patti Harrison

I don't think I ever want to just leave comedy and become a straight dramatic actor. But if the opportunity comes, I…

— Patti Harrison

There is this awkward discomfort when you're doing comedy on camera because people aren't allowed to laugh so that they can get…

— Patti Harrison

'Together Together' is at its core a spiritual companion piece to 'Mortal Kombat.' So if you're seeing 'Mortal Kombat,' I hope you're…

— Patti Harrison

I definitely have a dark sense of humor, and in ways I think that comes from having a lot of childhood trauma…

— Patti Harrison

I literally never thought I would be playing a pregnant cis woman earnestly. I thought maybe I'd do that in a sketch…

— Patti Harrison

Hopefully, we're moving toward a place where representation conversations won't have to happen so much because the playing field is more level.

— Patti Harrison

I want to see what my opportunities are, of course. And I want to see how high things go. But I also…

— Patti Harrison

I don't think my relationship with the idea of womanhood is that attached to giving birth... like, I'm fully aware that I'll…

— Patti Harrison

That's always been really funny to me - someone who really stridently believes that they're right when they're so wrong in, like,…

— 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

If someone writes a stereotyped trans character, it's really harmful on a macro level in solidifying public perception of trans people because…

— Patti Harrison

A lot of the work I've been doing on camera has been me speaking on trans issues and illuminating things in a…

— Patti Harrison

People assume because you're a comedian that you want to be an actor or that you want to be a writer too.…

— Patti Harrison

There's like a little bit of a narcissism - I think there's more than a little bit of narcissism about it, but…

— 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

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

— Patti Harrison

I'm from a town in Ohio called Orient.

— Patti Harrison

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

— Patti Harrison

I think a lot of me trying to blend in was me co-opting the racism that was used against me in a…

— Patti Harrison

I have dogs at home in Ohio, so it's always nice to see them and just be a lump and collect dog…

— Patti Harrison

Animation has revitalized a part of my brain that says, 'Oh yeah, I do like doing this. This is fun.'

— Patti Harrison

I just want people to know that. I'm not trying to make space for other trans women.

— Patti Harrison

I can still advocate for a marginalized community, while also thinking dog humping is really funny.

— Patti Harrison