"You know, it's amazing. I don't even have a car, would you believe it? I had a motorbike and it got stolen last year. So I've got to buy another one of those, I suppose. I can treat myself to that"
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The theft detail does double duty. On the surface, it’s an everyday annoyance. Underneath, it’s a quiet reminder that fame doesn’t exempt you from petty randomness or street-level reality. He’s not performing tragedy or toughness; he’s performing scale. The problem is solvable, replaceable, almost boring. That boredom is the point: it’s status without spectacle.
“I can treat myself to that” is where the real subtext flashes. A motorbike becomes a “treat” not because he can’t afford it, but because he’s framing consumption as pleasure rather than necessity. It’s a gentle flex disguised as self-deprecation, the culturally safe way to acknowledge wealth without looking intoxicated by it. In an era when celebrity relatability is practically a job requirement, Fassbender’s tone sells a careful persona: grounded, a bit amused by his own circumstances, and allergic to the idea that money should be the most interesting thing about him.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Fassbender, Michael. (2026, January 17). You know, it's amazing. I don't even have a car, would you believe it? I had a motorbike and it got stolen last year. So I've got to buy another one of those, I suppose. I can treat myself to that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/you-know-its-amazing-i-dont-even-have-a-car-would-71288/
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Fassbender, Michael. "You know, it's amazing. I don't even have a car, would you believe it? I had a motorbike and it got stolen last year. So I've got to buy another one of those, I suppose. I can treat myself to that." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/you-know-its-amazing-i-dont-even-have-a-car-would-71288/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"You know, it's amazing. I don't even have a car, would you believe it? I had a motorbike and it got stolen last year. So I've got to buy another one of those, I suppose. I can treat myself to that." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/you-know-its-amazing-i-dont-even-have-a-car-would-71288/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








