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I never looked at my parents' marriage or really anyone who had been married more than 30 years and thought, 'I gotta get me some of that!'
Mike Birbiglia
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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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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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I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.
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Falling in love is a completely transcendent experience. It's like eating pizza-flavored ice cream
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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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Eugene Mirman is the Andy Warhol of comedy. People look to him for what's next in comedy, and he emails these people back promptly. The Will to Whatevs put me in a great mood because I was laughing out loud. Alone. That's hard to do.
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I went to the doctor, and they found something in my bladder. And whenever they find something, it's never anything good like, We found something in your bladder AND IT'S SEASON TICKETS TO THE YANKEES!!
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I like 'Donnie Darko' it's a cool take on dreams and sleep.
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You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it.
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What I really need is a woman who loves me for my money but doesn't understand math.
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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.
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Success is fleeting. It may not have to do with you but how your work is received.
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I think Mitch Hedberg is one of the great comedians of the past 20 years.
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Sometimes, when you want to be in a place so badly, you'll do anything.
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So I went to a club the other day, which is timely because my self esteem had been hovering right around 'normal' and I had been meaning to knock it down to negative 1000.
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A girl offered me E at the club. 'Have you ever done E?' 'I watch E.'
Mike Birbiglia
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