Whereas regular people tend to run away – because the embarrassing story is always going to be the really funny story.
AISHA TYLERI take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amusement of others. Luckily for me, my childhood was torture.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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Much like a wobbly toddler or an unhinged politician, one immediately looks for someone else to blame. God. Your parents. Ex-girlfriends. Undocumented immigrants. Marvin in Human Resources. China.
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If you haven’t noticed yet, working sucks. Unless you are a racecar driver or an astronaut or Beyonce, working is completely and utterly devoid of awesome.
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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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When I was young I thought, ‘Yeah, people don’t see, they’re not recognizing how funny I am, and how talented I am’. And the guys that mentored me were like, ‘
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You know, it’s about getting out there and having a good time. Not about worrying .
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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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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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I’m black, and black don’t crack. It does droop.
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I like to be nice. I want to be a hero. I want to save people. Or just kill zombies, because they deserve it, because they’re already dead and they can’t feel it. They don’t have feelings.
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Real success and accomplishment, at whatever it is you are passionate about, requires real work.
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Marriage isn’t a carnival ride.
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Karaoke is the great equalizer.
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“Trust me, you don’t want to have to actually interact with these people.”
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I think I was only attracted to drunken douches before I got married.
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