One thing we do really well on Archer and one thing I’ve always tried to do in my comedy and my writing and my podcast is to never speak down to my audience.
AISHA TYLERI think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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They always say some women like to fix people. I don’t like to fix people, but you like a challenge.
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After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.’
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I talk to grown-ups who are out to have a good time and they want to be spoken to in a different way.
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I love it when I come across a word I don’t know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren’t smart enough to come along with me.
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Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don’t think so.
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I always tell people that if you really want to know somebody, they should listen to that person’s interview with me. I spend a lot of time with my guests.
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I spent most of my seventh grade summer dehydrated, green-tongued, and smelling like a Malaysian whorehouse.
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I was born in California, raised a vegetarian, and love science fiction, so don’t tell me how I need to be in order to fit your standards.
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Karaoke is the great equalizer.
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Comedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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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,
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But I love stand-up, and it’s where I came from creatively, so it’s something I never want to walk away from.
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TV always wants more people to be watching.
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Omnipresence can be a good or bad thing, I suppose. I don’t want to spend a lot of time thinking about it. I’m super-grateful.
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