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I didn't know what my fate was as far as being alive.

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Tig Notaro
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 24
Comedian
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As soon as I say I'm from Texas people say, Oh, I'm sure the school was horrible and they picture me wearing some barrel and suspenders and people are bucktoothed and ignoring me. But that's not the case. I just had zero interest. I wanted to finish my research in the woods or play guitar or go have a cigarette.
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When I couldn't get ahold of cigarettes, I'd roll coffee grounds into typing paper and smoke that and then vomit.
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In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone.
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I hold back parts of my life and experiences... I don't want to share anything just for the sake of sharing and exposing myself, but if something feels right and I feel inspired by the situations or moment I'll definitely share it. There are so many stories and experiences I have not shared, and I don't feel compelled to.
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I didn't have an interest in school at all and was getting in trouble all the time.
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I was really into music. I started playing guitar also when I was nine. I wanted to be in the Beatles, even though John Lennon died the year I got a guitar and the Beatles broke up before I was born.
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Everything's happened to me. Nothing can happen to me now.
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When anything huge happens to me, I always think, this isn't my moment, this is a moment.
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I love drama - I would say more than I even love comedy - but I like in One Mississippi that I can go from a very moving moment to a Willy Wonka tube up my ass. I like the silliness as much as I like drama.
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