Rose Matafeo

I felt that mainstream comedy caters to men and people don't even notice.

— Rose Matafeo

It's almost like I'm obsessed with being in love.

— Rose Matafeo

I've always been an anxious performer. I've never liked performing.

— Rose Matafeo

I'm highly anxious, ambitious, and very hard on myself.

— Rose Matafeo

Being an aunty is the best - exactly what I wanted from this - someone to have ownership over but no obligation…

— Rose Matafeo

I'm very ambitious. I'm the kind of person who still feels as if they could win an Oscar. Albeit, with no evidence…

— Rose Matafeo

When you have a kid, it is the death of a certain life, but it's also the start of a new version…

— Rose Matafeo

But being in love - or actually just chasing boys who don't like me as much as I like them - for…

— Rose Matafeo

I'm a fan of classic romance films as well as screwball comedies. I think love stories are just compelling narratives.

— Rose Matafeo

Unfortunately we live in a world where I think women aren't actively encouraged or at least not empowered to make good work…

— Rose Matafeo

I wanted to make a TV show that I would want to watch and I naturally gravitated towards the genre of rom-com,…

— Rose Matafeo

For so many years, women and people who aren't white have had to be undeniable to get into line-ups.

— Rose Matafeo

Either I'm going to be like an MGM starlet - get married five times, it will be a bit of a laugh…

— Rose Matafeo

I literally tried to get one date in five months in Auckland, and I couldn't. Auckland is quite small, so you know…

— Rose Matafeo

Every time I go back to New Zealand I live with my Nan, and it is the sweetest thing. I don't know…

— Rose Matafeo

I like dressing up when I can... but it's like when someone does my make-up or my hair and I feel uncomfortable…

— Rose Matafeo

I like silly photos of me, looking stupid.

— Rose Matafeo

People have told me I've got no filter or I'm a bit of an over-sharer.

— Rose Matafeo

I'm never intently political about anything, I just speak my mind from my perspective.

— Rose Matafeo

Comedy is quite hard and it takes like a decade to figure out what kind of comedian you are, so don't quit.

— Rose Matafeo

Most of what I like doing in performing is connecting with an audience. What's the point of doing standup if you're not…

— Rose Matafeo

I wear sneakers all the time. Well, I can't fit any girls' shoes. I've got big feet.

— Rose Matafeo

Part of making a relationship work is compromise and I think the idea of compromise in relationships is something that we lack…

— Rose Matafeo

I can never enjoy anything in the moment. And, unfortunately, you live your life in the moment, and I find that incredibly…

— Rose Matafeo

I would hate to be a standup comedian for ever. It would not be good. It would be the worst.

— Rose Matafeo

Being a comedian, all the stress is there in the moment of doing it. The rest of it is mint: you hang…

— Rose Matafeo

You can see that the successful comedians who have come from New Zealand, like Flight of the Conchords, they had the time…

— Rose Matafeo

A lot of stand-up is talking about your perspective in the world and your experiences in life. And I think it takes…

— Rose Matafeo

New Zealand has this funny attitude towards celebrities where we're not so impressed. We are secretly impressed, but we never want to…

— Rose Matafeo

I wouldn't say I always have the talent to do something - I think I definitely probably have a moderate amount of…

— Rose Matafeo

The fact that I went back to New Zealand, a country where you are legally allowed to date, and I couldn't manage…

— Rose Matafeo

You get used to such micro-aggressions, those sneaky remarks. Especially in comedy: when the mood is meant to be light you can…

— Rose Matafeo