Life's Pleasures Quote by Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin frames self-control as a punchline, then flips it into a confession you can clap for. “Food is my thing” lands like casual branding, the kind of breezy self-summary celebrities are expected to offer. But the real move is in the follow-up: she positions abstaining from smoking and drinking as a kind of moral résumé, only to undercut it with “so food is my vice.” The humor isn’t just self-deprecation; it’s a critique of how we rank “acceptable” indulgences.

Calling food a “vice” borrows the language of addiction and scandal, then applies it to something both necessary and socially loaded. That tension is the engine of the joke. You can’t opt out of eating, yet we talk about it like a character flaw, especially for women in public life. Griffin, whose comedy often circles celebrity scrutiny and bodily policing, taps into a familiar cultural trap: if you’re not visibly self-destructive in the classic rock-star ways, you’re still expected to have a “bad” thing. The confession becomes a compliance with the culture of confession.

There’s also a sly jab at wellness puritanism. By listing what she doesn’t do, she mimics the clean-living checklist, then admits she’s not here to be a saint. The subtext is pragmatic and a little weary: everyone needs a pressure valve, and society will judge you either way. If you’re going to be condemned, you might as well pick something delicious.