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I love to be busy and be challenged. I'm my happiest when I'm under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.

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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Improviser
Podcaster
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
San Francisco County
California
Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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Maybe the nails are a little stubby and gnawed on, but I definitely do not have man hands.
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The best advice anybody could have given me was to keep getting up over and over again.
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I'm black, and black don't crack. It does droop.
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I'm such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.
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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'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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Successful people just don't let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I'd have people come up to me after my shows, and they'd say they want to do stand-up but are scared they're going to fail. I'd tell them, You are going to fail, and anyone who is success has powered through many, many failures.
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I don't want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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