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.
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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Marriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish.
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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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You know, it’s about getting out there and having a good time. Not about worrying .
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Wipe the rivulets of watery drool from your face, and do it again, like an obstinate toddler running against the wall with his head in a bucket.
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So much of a stand-up’s life is doing live radio and having to be funny and quick on the spot with these strangers, and sort of surgical in terms of how funny I can be in three minutes.
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I can tell you this: Stand-up is not glamorous.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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Real sacrifice. Real disappointment. Real failure. And it requires the ability to scrape your sorry ass up off the floor, stumble to your feet.
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I’m such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.
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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 don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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I love to be busy and be challenged. I’m my happiest when I’m under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.
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Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
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I will say that stand-up is my first love; it’s how I got started and is in my bones.
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