So everything is all the same job in my eyes, and I don’t want to ever give up any part of it.
AISHA TYLERI think I was only attracted to drunken douches before I got married.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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I liked comedy, but didn’t know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.
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I’m black, and black don’t crack. It does droop.
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I like the company of guys. I have a lot of good girlfriends that I really love, but you know, most of my close friends are men.
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I do not actually DO these things, but I see myself doing them, and that is almost MORE satisfying, because I am also lying down.
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My parents were vegetarians. I’d show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.
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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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Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don’t think so.
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So I think the longer you do stand-up, the more comfortable you are. You stop wanting to hide your foibles and instead want to show who you are.
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Maybe the nails are a little stubby and gnawed on, but I definitely do not have man hands.
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I was raised by a single dad, so I’ve always just kind of liked “guys” stuff. I think my dad just took me to the things he was interested in.
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TV always wants more people to be watching.
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Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
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But I think what diversity brings to any daypart is more eyeballs, just more opportunity.
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Marriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish.
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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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