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.
AISHA TYLERSo what I would say to other people is to just embrace who you are because you will become instantly happier.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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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 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 visualize myself winning the Olympic Pentathlon, inventing a phone that can be controlled by brain waves, or doing the laundry.
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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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A belief in feminism is a belief in personal freedom.
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I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing for TV.
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All these young books for women are like I’m 29 with a closet full of Prada shoes and I can’t get a date. Come on.
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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’m my own boss and my boss is a total ass.
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I think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
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I want to point out, that this is not my fault that everyone’s afraid of me, because I did not kill a couple people the other day.
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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it.
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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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Whereas regular people tend to run away – because the embarrassing story is always going to be the really funny story.
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When 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.
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