Mike Birbiglia Quotes - Page 4

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• I wrote on my desk wall when I was writing the film...'Art is socialism, but life is capitalism.' That's the hard thing in all of it if you expect to make a living.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Art, Wall, Writing

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I was a screenwriting major in college, and really wanted to do that after I graduated, but there are no job listings for that, as we all know. I had many classmates that made it in the business, but stand-up comedy was my way in, and my first film 'Sleepwalk with Me' was based on those autobiographical experiences.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Jobs, College, Way

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• When I was in college my improvisation troupe and I did a road trip to Chicago, and went to The Second City to see the classic 'Paradigm Lost' revue - with Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Scott Adsit and Kevin Dorff. It blew my mind, and proved to me you can do sketch comedy like you're doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night.' We could treat it like theater.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Night, Journey, College

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I think sometimes you don't understand how to convey an idea, depending on the moment you're living in.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Thinking, Ideas, Sometimes

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I think the cleverness is inadvertent.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Thinking, Cleverness

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I think Mitch Hedberg is one of the great comedians of the past 20 years.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Past, Thinking, Years

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I figured out in my thirties it was about 'what can I contribute'? And what I figured out about that is creating something from scratch, and connecting it to people.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Creating, People, Scratches

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I like films that are so funny, dramatic and lifelike simultaneously, that you are laughing and cringing simultaneously all throughout the film.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Laughing, Film, Dramatic

  "Mike Birbiglia and Chris Gethard sit down and chat about ‘Don’t Think Twice’". Interview with Jeff Mitchell, thecinemafiles.com. June 13, 2016.

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• My writing process is very feedback-based. When I do stand-up, I listen to the audience. I try to understand what's connecting, what's not connecting, and then rewrite, rewrite and rewrite.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Writing, Trying, Feedback

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• I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Passionate, Want, Feels

  "EXCLUSIVE: Mike Birbiglia Talks Sleepwalk with Me on Blu-ray". Interview with B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. December 24, 2012.

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• I couldn't recommend more that people put themselves in a situation where they can see a lot of work that they admire, and for free.

  Mike Birbiglia

  People, Admire, Situation

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• Fortunately, I don't talk about politics on stage.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Stage

  "Comedian Mike Birbiglia brings his brand of humor to the Stranahan". Interview with Kirk Baird, www.toledoblade.com. November 15, 2012.

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• I find my fans are really funny people. Most comedians can't say that about their fans.

  Mike Birbiglia

  People, Comedian, Fans

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• Comedy unites, it doesn't divide!

  Mike Birbiglia

  Comedy, Divides

  "Comedian Mike Birbiglia brings his brand of humor to the Stranahan". Interview with Kirk Baird, www.toledoblade.com. November 15, 2012.

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• Alienation, I suppose, can't be hackneyed because it will always exist.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Alienation

  "Mike Birbiglia, Sleepwalking Storyteller". Interview with Maddie Oatman, www.motherjones.com. December 03, 2010.

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• Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Dancer, Musician, Backup

  "Mike Birbiglia Talks About 'I'm In The Future Also' Tour". Washington Post Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. October 07, 2009.

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• I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Issues, Trying, Comedy

  "Go 'SLEEPWALKING' with Mike Birbiglia". Interview with T.J. Fitzgerald, www.broadwayworld.com. April 1, 2009.

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• How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer.

  Mike Birbiglia

  People, Answers, Carnival Rides

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• I almost can't even put to words how happy I am that I got married.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Married

  "Mike Birbiglia, 'Sleepwalk'-ing On The Big Screen". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. August 20, 2012.

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• I love Valentine's Day. When you're a kid everyone gets a Valentine. It's like 'TO TIM, NICE PANTS, LOVE SCOTT'. It's Valentines galore!

  Mike Birbiglia

  Funny, Nice, Valentine

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• ...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the first time. Part of you is angry for obvious reasons and part of you still wants to make a good impression. On a side note, they seemed in perfect health.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Funny, Girlfriend, Humor

  Mike Birbiglia (2012). “Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

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• Does anyone know a word that rhymes with shark?

  Mike Birbiglia

  Sharks, Doe, Rhyme

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• Sometimes, when you want to be in a place so badly, you'll do anything.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Want, Sometimes

  Mike Birbiglia (2012). “Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

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• My friends drink everywhere. They even drink at the laundromat. I tried drinking at the laundromat, and I thought I was in a submarine, navigating the Sea of White Panties with my Spanish-speaking crew. I was like, "Mrs. Sanchez, set the coordinates to Permanent Press! Give me some quarters and another drink! This place is starting to look like a laundromat."

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  Funny, Drinking, Humor

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• I'm a compulsive everything.

  Mike Birbiglia

  Funny, Humor

  Mike Birbiglia (2010). “Sleepwalk with Me: and Other Painfully True Stories”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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