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Art is socialism but life is capitalism.

Mike Birbiglia

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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
Actor
Comedian
Executive Producer
Film Director
Screenwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
Art
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Socialism
Capitalism

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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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Sex and pizza, they say, are similar. When it's good, it's good. When it's bad, you get it on your shirt.
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Fortunately, I don't talk about politics on stage.
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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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I actually love 'Saturday Night Live,' like a sports fan watches their favorite team to see how they're doing. I know the players and the writers, I've known several people on that show for a number of years.
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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 was made to believe that my life was going to be fixed and it wasn't. I'm still the same loser who had flown to Los Angeles on my sister's frequent flier miles just six days before.
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Someone stole my wallet last week. The guy called me up and he was mad at me. He was like 'you gotta get your finances together. You got no cash, your credit cards are maxed out. You don't even have minutes on your calling card. I had to use my card to call you.'
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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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Sometimes, when you want to be in a place so badly, you'll do anything.
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Alienation, I suppose, can't be hackneyed because it will always exist.
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I've been selfish over the years, and other people who have made it have too, but I can only speak for myself.
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I think the reason why I'm so alluring to networks is because on the surface I'm like a quintessential relatable, boring white guy. A great many sitcoms have been anchored by a boring white guy, so I feel like what they want to mine from me are my more generic qualities.
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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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I'm walking out my door to get like a Snapple, and someone's like 'yo man, you want to buy some heroin?' 'No... got any Snapple?'
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I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.
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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'm a big fan of pastries the size of a baby that contain enough calories for a year. That seems like an effective use of time.
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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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