Katelyn Ohashi Quotes

I am not one of those people who will ever be comfortable mocking or making caricatures of the stereotypes attached to any community.

When we worked on 'Girls,' we've had some really meaningful dialogue with our fans and with critics and really learned a lot of things. Like, on the question of diversity, we heard people, and we responded, which is very different from, like, 'Hey fatty, what are you doing on TV?' And that's what we're trying to avoid.

The danger with mentioning names is that you hurt the feelings of people that you leave out.

There's nothing wrong or evil about having a bad day. There's everything wrong with making others have to have it... with you.

I can't do comedy that is cutting and vicious. If I knew I'd said something that was going to make someone feel bad, well, that supersedes everything.

I'm a hugger of both men and women. As it turns out that those are taken in an offensive manner, I need to have a greater sense of awareness of what I am doing, and we will correct that, and I am taking those steps.

Political correctness is as exploitable as any other progressive ideal, but its aim is to stifle the incessant noise of those who flap their careless lips without a thought about those they might offend and why that might be important.

To add value to others, one must first value others.

People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people.

The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break before Vincent Price starts 'rapping.'

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.

I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle.

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.

When you're out in the field and spending time in these different places around the world, humility is one of the most important assets that will serve you well.

We [politicians] have a bad habit of not putting ourselves in the place of those we are trying to represent, and whose needs we are supposed to be considering.

If you're going to do something that's going to cause offence to people, you're always going to get a reaction.

I understand the power of symbols, and if I had anything on my house that seriously offended someone, I'd take it down if for no other reason than common courtesy.

I just think guys should be mindful, 'Okay, this guy is a hundred pounds lighter than me. Maybe I shouldn't hit him full on,' even if it's in a safe spot.

I always thought I was a good person, a decent person. I never harassed anyone or touched anyone. And you say to yourself, 'Oh, that's good enough,' but yes, I had certain jokes that I always assumed the audience would understand. This is Persona.

When we go out with friends for a dinner or something and we have friends that aren't there, for no reason other than they weren't invited because we only had room for a certain amount of people, we just don't post a picture because we don't want anyone to feel left out. What's the point?

It is empirically indecent to make fun of the disabled... That's just indecent.

I may speak my mind and come across as opinionated sometimes, but I would never want to harm anyone intentionally.

I think very long and hard about every possibly offensive joke I want to make. I really hate mean humor and would hate to make anyone reading my jokes feel truly bad.

I just try to be respectful of everybody.