"I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted"
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The subtext is a wink at the audience’s expectations. Models are often treated as symbols rather than full political subjects; Hall leans into that stereotype and weaponizes it as candor. It’s also a quiet flex of insulation: not voting is easiest when you feel protected from the consequences, when money, mobility, and connections buffer you from policy’s sharp edges. In that sense, the quote doesn’t just reveal apathy; it reveals a class position where citizenship can be optional.
Context matters because Hall’s career was built in an era when celebrity interviews rewarded breezy provocation and “refreshing honesty” over accountability. Dropping a line like this reads as anti-pretension: she’s refusing the script of the socially responsible public figure. But it also lands as a cultural artifact of celebrity detachment, the kind of casual nihilism that looks cute until you remember politics is the one runway you can’t simply opt out of without other people tripping.
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| Topic | Human Rights |
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Hall, Jerry. (2026, January 16). I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-bad-citizen-ive-never-even-voted-96544/
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Hall, Jerry. "I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-bad-citizen-ive-never-even-voted-96544/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-bad-citizen-ive-never-even-voted-96544/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



