I was really unhappy. I had a great job that I should have loved, yet I was miserable. I slowly realized that was because I wasn’t performing. So I just tried stand-up and fell in love with it after one performance.
AISHA TYLERI 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.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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I don’t know if I was always an open person, but I think stand-up comics specifically have this way of running towards embarrassing things.
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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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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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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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On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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I’ve always been a gamer, and I had a period where I was gaming at a really hardcore level.
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I can tell you this: Stand-up is not glamorous.
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I’m the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.
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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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After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.’
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I love Toronto. I love it. I love Toronto. I love Canada. I can’t wait to get back. Can’t wait to have some Timbits.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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You can only really learn from failure … To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.
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When I was younger, those kinds of comments bothered me, but eventually got to a point where I realized I wasn’t going to change who I was.
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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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