Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

23 quotes

An American comedian and actress active since the 1960s, Margaret Cho has long been a source of memorable observations. Their thinking spans from Women to Beauty, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 24 of Margaret Cho's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Women, Beauty, Humor, Funny, and Change. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is."

“Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.”

— Margaret Cho

Humor

All Quotes by Margaret Cho

“Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion.”

— Margaret Cho

Religion

“Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is.”

— Margaret Cho

Politics

“Interventions are really emotionally exhausting and I would never ever want to have one. In the same way, I would never want to have a surprise birthday party. That would be horrible.”

— Margaret Cho

Birthday

“It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.”

— Margaret Cho

Humor

“I can't drag myself away from 'Final Cut Pro.' It is a digital video editing system. I am obsessed with it, but I am always away from home, and I can't use it.”

— Margaret Cho

Home

“My parents are very funny when they have to deal with anything racy or off-color. They usually pretend they don't speak English.”

— Margaret Cho

Funny

“Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.”

— Margaret Cho

Humor

“People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.”

— Margaret Cho

Best

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.”

— Margaret Cho

Power

“I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.”

— Margaret Cho

Beauty

“We women are constantly at war with our bodies, it is hard to find amnesty for ourselves.”

— Margaret Cho

War

“It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men, think. Maybe that is why so many women comics are lesbians.”

— Margaret Cho

Women

“Thankfully, beauty is easier to remove than apply, and a swipe of demaquillage in the right direction and you are you once again.”

— Margaret Cho

Beauty

“Why can't all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why can't we can't we all be considered possible love interests?”

— Margaret Cho

Women

“I think it is really sad that when people lose their homes they kind of lose their minds too.”

— Margaret Cho

Sad

“I'm taking a lot of my favorite artists, different people, my favorite music and marrying that with what I do as a comic. It's very collaborative, arty, fun and cool.”

— Margaret Cho

Cool

“Usually, if you smile at them and show some interest in the toy, they will give it to you. That's a straight up Democrat move!”

— Margaret Cho

Smile

“Just because you are blind and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist.”

— Margaret Cho

Beauty

“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.”

— Margaret Cho

Change

“I can never tell when something is funny. I just have to do it onstage and find out.”

— Margaret Cho

Funny