"I can be horrifically single-minded"
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"I can be horrifically single-minded" lands like a confession with a grin: a self-diagnosis that’s equal parts warning label and humblebrag. Coming from Trisha Goddard, an entertainer whose public persona has long been built on directness and control of the room, the line reads as a strategic bit of candor. It tells you she knows her edge, and she’s choosing to name it before anyone else can weaponize it.
The word "horrifically" is the giveaway. It’s not clinical; it’s theatrical. She’s borrowing the language of melodrama to make a trait sound bigger than it is, a move that softens the impact while still claiming intensity. In pop-cultural terms, it’s the kind of line that plays well in interviews: self-aware enough to feel honest, punchy enough to be quotable, and slightly self-mocking so it doesn’t curdle into arrogance.
Subtextually, it’s also about authority. "Single-minded" implies focus, but in a woman on television, focus is often read as "difficult" unless it’s packaged correctly. Goddard pre-packages it herself: yes, I can be relentless; yes, it can be a lot; and no, I’m not apologizing. The intent is control of narrative - turning what could be framed as stubbornness or obsession into drive, even professionalism. It works because it balances vulnerability and power in the same breath, a tightrope act that entertainers, especially women with strong reputations, are constantly forced to walk.
The word "horrifically" is the giveaway. It’s not clinical; it’s theatrical. She’s borrowing the language of melodrama to make a trait sound bigger than it is, a move that softens the impact while still claiming intensity. In pop-cultural terms, it’s the kind of line that plays well in interviews: self-aware enough to feel honest, punchy enough to be quotable, and slightly self-mocking so it doesn’t curdle into arrogance.
Subtextually, it’s also about authority. "Single-minded" implies focus, but in a woman on television, focus is often read as "difficult" unless it’s packaged correctly. Goddard pre-packages it herself: yes, I can be relentless; yes, it can be a lot; and no, I’m not apologizing. The intent is control of narrative - turning what could be framed as stubbornness or obsession into drive, even professionalism. It works because it balances vulnerability and power in the same breath, a tightrope act that entertainers, especially women with strong reputations, are constantly forced to walk.
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