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I'm black, and black don't crack. It does droop.

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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
Actor
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Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
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San Francisco County
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Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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Every ethnic group has this where people within it will try and tell each other how they should be. So what I would say to other people is to just embrace who you are because you will become instantly happier.
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I think diversity in television is important. It's not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity, but I think what diversity brings to any daypart is more eyeballs, just more opportunity.
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I grew up on the back of a motorcycle - my dad didn't have a car until I was a teenager. And then my closest friend from grade school was a guy.
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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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Omnipresence can be a good or bad thing, I suppose. I don't want to spend a lot of time thinking about it. I'm super-grateful.
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I'm sure I had low-level scurvy all of my childhood.
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I love being married. I love my husband. I think married people always have that thing where they think that the grass is greener on the single side, but all my single friends are like, Trust me, you don't want to have to actually interact with these people.
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I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.
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You know, it's about getting out there and having a good time. Not about worrying - all these young books for women are like I'm 29 with a closet full of Prada shoes and I can't get a date. Come on.
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I spent most of my seventh grade summer dehydrated, green-tongued, and smelling like a Malaysian whorehouse.
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I love it when I come across a word I don't know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren't smart enough to come along with me.
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I liked comedy, but didn't know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.
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I take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amusement of others. Luckily for me, my childhood was torture.
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I don't know if I was always an open person, but I think stand-up comics specifically have this way of running towards embarrassing things - whereas regular people tend to run away - because the embarrassing story is always going to be the really funny story.
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Karaoke is the great equalizer.
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I always tell people that if you really want to know somebody, they should listen to that person's interview with me. I spend a lot of time with my guests.
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Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don't think so.
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Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.
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Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were people want to hear about the time you blew it. So I think the longer you do stand-up, the more comfortable you are. You stop wanting to hide your foibles and instead want to show who you are.
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