"I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun"
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The subtext is about control. For an actress whose public life is scheduled, photographed, and monetized, “nothing to do” is not emptiness; it’s sovereignty. The farm becomes a private set where the stakes are intentionally tiny and the audience is optional. Even the slightly off-kilter phrasing (“its fun”) helps: it reads conversational, unpolished, less PR-approved. That casualness is part of the charm, a signal that she’s not performing a character so much as describing relief.
Culturally, it taps into a post-burnout fantasy that’s everywhere right now: escape from feeds, deadlines, and constant opinion into tactile, repetitive time. Hayek frames that retreat not as retreat from ambition, but as a recalibration of attention. The joke about chickens carries the argument: peace isn’t dramatic. It’s ordinary, and that’s why it feels radical.
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Hayek, Salma. (2026, January 16). I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-farm-and-i-love-it-there-theres-really-107025/
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Hayek, Salma. "I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-farm-and-i-love-it-there-theres-really-107025/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-farm-and-i-love-it-there-theres-really-107025/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.


