Hugh van Kylenburg

Absolutely.

Over the years, I've struggled with comparison.

And, you know, I only read this recently, but it's obviously been a saying that's been around for who knows how long, but comparison is the thief of joy.

And I see that.

And again, like living in St Kilda, I drive past the Palais Theatre and

So you guys might be doing a show there or other people doing a show there and I'm thinking, oh, God, I probably couldn't sell that out at the moment.

I would struggle with, yeah, other people selling more tickets than me and even people saying, oh, I think you're really funny.

I just want to shake them and go, well, have you bought a ticket to a show?

No.

I don't shake them, by the way.

Fuck.

But that sort of thing, that is a struggle for me.

And also comparing yourself to yourself years ago.

I remember once I first did a show at the Enmore and then sold like 10 Enmores in Sydney, which is – that's a lot of tickets.

And now I can't do that now.

So that struggle of comparing yourself to others, comparing yourself to yourself.

And, yeah, so there's always a reason –

Yeah, so even saying that, and I have said it and you didn't say it, I said it.

I know, but I don't think I should say it because I think sometimes you say stuff and you make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Well, that's what I mean.