Wit & Attitude Quote by Ann Robinson

There is a quiet flex hiding inside that self-deprecation: “I guess that’s still true” turns what could be an apology into a résumé. Ann Robinson frames performance not as a job she stumbled into, but as a temperament she’s been rehearsing since childhood. The phrase “show-off” is usually an accusation; she reclaims it as evidence of nerve. In an industry that prizes “authenticity” while rewarding calculated self-display, she’s cutting through the hypocrisy with a shrug.

The subtext is about risk tolerance. “Never afraid to make a fool of myself” isn’t just a childhood anecdote; it’s the core competency of acting: consenting to be seen trying. Robinson is signaling the kind of confidence that doesn’t need to posture as seriousness. The sentence structure does a lot of work: the dash creates an offhand confession, the casual “I guess” softens the boast, and the repetition of “true” implies continuity, almost fate. She’s saying she didn’t become fearless; she stayed that way.

Culturally, it reads like a small rebellion against a particular British idea of propriety, where embarrassment is social currency and restraint is virtue. Robinson suggests that shamelessness, in the best sense, is a survival skill for women onstage: you don’t wait to be granted permission to take up space. You take it, even if you look ridiculous doing so.