On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
AISHA TYLERWhen I get old and slow down I want to look behind me and see all the fire and the wreckage and no stone left unturned.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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Sometimes the mistake I see people make is thinking that they’re always going to be up, and I think that’s impossible for anyone.
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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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Maybe the nails are a little stubby and gnawed on, but I definitely do not have man hands.
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Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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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 wish I could say I’m an architect and planned it this way, foresaw doing all these things, but honestly, I’ve been lucky that things have come across my path and they’ve worked out well for me.
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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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I’m just myself, so I don’t know that I think of myself as a nerd icon.
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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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Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.
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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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I actually wanted to be an attorney. I did do things on the side like improv and sketch comedy, but law was my focus. I was a very bookish, academic kid. When I got out of college,
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I want everyone, regardless of gender, to live a life free of restriction or fear, able to pursue their own personal brand of happiness and fulfillment.
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Comedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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