Latest Tig Notaro Quotes from Interviews

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• I can't imagine just dusting my pants off and going about my life like, "Phew! I sure made it through a tough spot, now where am I headed?" I feel more of an obligation to be helpful.

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  Tough, Helpful, Imagine

• I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door.

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  Thinking, Interesting

• In chaotic situations, I feel like I can take a breath and look around and assess the situation and see the big picture. Going through the traumatic time that I did in my life, that's also given me even more of a breather in life to just be like, "I know everything's going to be fine. Even if this is the worst show in the world, no matter what happens, everything's going to be fine." It's an accumulation of things.

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  World, Worst, Big Picture

• The ideal length of time for sex to last is the entire relationship, breaking only for snacks.

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  Source: www.esquire.com

• Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.

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  Quality, Female, Action

  Source: www.esquire.com

• I hold back parts of my life and experiences... I don't want to share anything just for the sake of sharing and exposing myself, but if something feels right and I feel inspired by the situations or moment I'll definitely share it. There are so many stories and experiences I have not shared, and I don't feel compelled to.

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  Inspired, Moments, Share

  Source: elitedaily.com

• I love drama - I would say more than I even love comedy - but I like in One Mississippi that I can go from a very moving moment to a Willy Wonka tube up my ass. I like the silliness as much as I like drama.

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  Drama, Moving, Comedy

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I always wonder, aside from even my name, what if my parents never split up? What if my mother never died? It swirls in my head all the time.

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  Mother, Names, Parent

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• In movies, you just see somebody close their eyes, and you go on to the next scene.

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  Eye, Goes On, Next

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I can't believe I'm breathing and happy and thriving.

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  Believe, Breathing, I Can

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

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  Pain, Heart, Heartache

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• Everything's happened to me. Nothing can happen to me now.

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  Happened, Happens

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for close-ups. It makes you very aware.

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  Self, Feelings, Cameras

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone.

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  Microphones

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I didn't just want to be the one who was always looking around at the weird family members. I wanted to make my mistakes.

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  Mistake, Want, Members

  "Tig Notaro Is Not Afraid of the Dark". Interview With Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 26, 2016.

• I talk about airplanes and things like that while my scars are on clear view.

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  Airplane, Views, Clear View

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• When I announced I had cancer on stage, it was my brain leaping to that insane moment of, "There's no way I could start a show saying, 'Hi, I have cancer!'" And also for me to have these scars, and then think, "Oh my gosh, what if I did stand-up and not even acknowledge that my shirt was off, or that I have scars.

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  Cancer, Thinking, What If

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I think my brain just has a natural way of going to what would be the most insane thing, the least likely option.

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  Thinking, Brain, Insane

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I didn't know whether I'd be attractive to anybody.

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  Attractive, Knows

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I didn't know what my fate was as far as being alive.

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  Fate, Alive, Knows

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• When I got sick, it threw everything off course.

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  Sick, Courses

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.

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  Dark, Thinking, Puppets

  "Tig Notaro: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry". Interview with Sydney Brownstone, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2013.

• I start crying when certain things come up, certain memories, certain feelings, and it's intense. But I think it's good for me - and therapeutic.

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  Memories, Thinking, Feelings

  "Tig Notaro: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry". Interview with Sydney Brownstone, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2013.

• I really wanted to, but I just didn't understand how people became comedians. I kind of thought it was something you were born into. And so I wanted to be a veterinarian or an architect. I wanted to be in a band, and for some reason I could understand how you could be in a band because I had guitars and all my friends played music. Comedy was a secret want, but it wasn't anything I pursued.

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  Guitar, People, Comedian

  "Tig Notaro: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry". Interview with Sydney Brownstone, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2013.

• As soon as I say I'm from Texas people say, "Oh, I'm sure the school was horrible" and they picture me wearing some barrel and suspenders and people are bucktoothed and ignoring me. But that's not the case. I just had zero interest. I wanted to finish my research in the woods or play guitar or go have a cigarette.

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  Zero, School, Texas

  "Tig Notaro: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry". Interview with Sydney Brownstone, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2013.