Mae Martin
Mae Pearl Martin (born 2 May 1987) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter. They co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Feel Good. They received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for their work on Feel Good. Martin identifies as non-binary.
Quotes
[edit]- "I crave nature. When I’m in it, I love it. But I’m not a good camper. I’m good for the day."
- " Yeah it’s the same old story of labels being important in terms of fighting for legal rights, but being so inadequate in terms of expressing nuances of existing. And as soon as you choose a label it ends up inflating that part of your identity above other parts that are just as important."
- "Exercise is key for me to just stay connected to the ol’ bode. It’s tough. Even though we know how to feel better. We know all these things. We just don’t do them. Everyone knows if they were on their phone less they’d be happier and more fulfilled. But it’s hard. Everything is designed to keep us distracted."
- Mae Martin on “Sap,” Camping, and Finding Queer Community by Drew Burnett Gregory. April 4, 2023. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
- "It’s so frustrating that so much of identity is about comparison. I just feel like myself. I don’t even feel non-binary. I just wake up, have a coffee and go to work."
- "And being so confused, because I don’t feel like I want to go to the men’s changing room, and I don’t feel like I’m safe in the girl’s changing room."
- "All the conversation is focused around pronouns and things like that, and I’m like, however you read me is fine. I know how I read myself."
- " I’d love for us to reach a point where gender didn’t have to be the defining aspect of our identity, but we’re far from that."
- Feel Good star Mae Martin opens up about their non-binary journey: “I just feel like myself” by Jordan Robledo. June 13, 2022. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
- "Getting a laugh out of someone is such a empowering feeling."
- Mae Martin Embraces Ambiguity in ‘Feel Good,’ and in Life by Maya Salam. May 24, 2021. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
