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I couldn't recommend more that people put themselves in a situation where they can see a lot of work that they admire, and for free.

Mike Birbiglia

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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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I think spending a lot of time with my mom, who's a talker and a storyteller, and my dad, who has kind of a soft-spoken, understated sense of humor, I think that's how I became what I am, which is sort of an understated storyteller.
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My problem with being in New York City is that you really can't make a living as a comedian. You can, but you have to also take writing jobs, which means less stage time.
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The list of fun and easily fixed brain diseases is very short.
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How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer.
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I think Mitch Hedberg is one of the great comedians of the past 20 years.
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The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.
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My family isn't really Italian. We're more like Olive Garden Italian.
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...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the first time. Part of you is angry for obvious reasons and part of you still wants to make a good impression. On a side note, they seemed in perfect health.
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The key to eating healthy is not eating any food that has a TV commercial.
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I performed for the U.S. troops in Guantanamo Bay. And signed autographs for people who've been gone from America for so long they didn't realize that I'm not famous.
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Life is unfair and improv is a great metaphor of that.
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A girl offered me E at the club. 'Have you ever done E?' 'I watch E.'
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Fortunately, I don't talk about politics on stage.
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Falling in love is a completely transcendent experience. It's like eating pizza-flavored ice cream
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Elia Kazan. He wrote my favorite book about filmmaking, 'Elia Kazan: On Directing.' There is a thing in the book that I do every time, it's part of my production structure. He said when you're hiring an actor, ask them what draws them to the project, and don't lead them to the answer.
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In our culture right now, I want to take on this notion of what a singular success means. We think success is one thing, but it's actually a spectrum of where our life takes us.
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Creepy people do the things that decent people want to do, but have decided are not a great idea.
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I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.
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Gillian [Jacobs] is brilliant, and it was Lena Dunham that recommended her. I didn't see her in the part, but Lena told me that Gillian can do anything. It turned out to be true.
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