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Art Quote by Mae Martin

“If you never, or rarely, see your experience depicted in art or pop culture then you can begin to feel isolated or separate; Othered. So, representation is super important.” quote by Mae Martin — Download Open image

“If you never, or rarely, see your experience depicted in art or pop culture then you can begin to feel isolated or separate; Othered. So, representation is super important.”

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It's exhausting trying to impress someone and be a version of yourself that might be attractive to them.

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I can't tell you how much money I waste on plaid shirts, whisky that I hate the taste of, and Moleskine notebooks that I…

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Being on stage at the Soho Theatre is hard to beat.

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I formed a sketch troupe with two friends, started doing gigs, and dropped out of school shortly after to pursue it full time! Now…

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I'm attracted to funny people with nice hands who smell good and are kind to people.

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I sort of thought acting was just about arranging your face into emotions. I didn't realise it was about actually allowing yourself to feel…

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I'm talking about personal stuff so I think people are on my side.

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I don't have much time for the 'sad clown' thing. It's only associated with comedians because of the disparity between feeling like that and…

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What audiences see is a curated version of myself.

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I'd love to write more observational comedy but the stuff people seem to respond to is the most personal so it's snowballed from there.

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