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title: "6 Almost Quotes By Mike Birbiglia"
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> [Once you start writing something obsessively, it's almost like someone has to rip it from your hands in order for you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/once-you-start-writing-something-obsessively-it-s-almost-like-someone/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/mike-birbiglia-1343_almost_once-you-start-writing-something-obsessi_76303.png)

> [Ultimately, jokes are this really special thing that we can all share. It's exciting to have basically a thousand people in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/ultimately-jokes-are-this-really-special-thing-that-we-can-all-share/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/mike-birbiglia-1343_almost_ultimately-jokes-are-this-really-special_349062.png)

> [When I was starting out, I thought I would go into comedy and there would be a mentor, like the Philip Seymour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/when-i-was-starting-out-i-thought-i-would-go-into-comedy-and-there/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/mike-birbiglia-1343_almost_when-i-was-starting-out-i-thought-i-woul_546148.png)

> [I almost can't even put to words how happy I am that I got married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-almost-can-t-even-put-to-words-how-happy-i-am-that-i-got-married/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/mike-birbiglia-1343_almost_i-almost-can-t-even-put-to-words-how-hap_646765.png)

> [There's something about small venues that's amazing for developing material. It's almost like you can not only hear people's response, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/there-s-something-about-small-venues-that-s-amazing-for-developing/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/mike-birbiglia-1343_about_there-s-something-about-small-venues-tha_3025304.png)

> [Once you've made your first feature, you know what you can do wrong and how hard it is to shoot a feature.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/once-you-ve-made-your-first-feature-you-know-what-you-can-do-wrong/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/mike-birbiglia-1343_almost_once-you-ve-made-your-first-feature-you_3102820.png)

## Other authors on Almost

## More by Mike Birbiglia

> [So I went to a club the other day, which is timely because my self esteem had been hovering right around 'normal' and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/so-i-went-to-a-club-the-other-day-which-is-timely-because-my-self/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/my-writing-process-is-very-feedback-based-when-i-do-stand-up-i-listen/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [I've actually always wanted to write like a one-person show that was sort of a romantic comedy - a show that was kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-ve-actually-always-wanted-to-write-like-a-one-person-show-that-was/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [It's interesting how sleepwalking in a certain way becomes an accumulation of your outside stimuli that's actually there and what's happening in your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/it-s-interesting-how-sleepwalking-in-a-certain-way-becomes-an/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [I went to the doctor, and they found something in my bladder. And whenever they find something, it's never anything good like, "We found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-went-to-the-doctor-and-they-found-something-in-my-bladder-and/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [Bears are simultaneously so graceful and so strong. Bears know who they are, but they often don’t know who you are, which is why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/bears-are-simultaneously-so-graceful-and-so-strong-bears-know-who/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [Once you start writing something obsessively, it's almost like someone has to rip it from your hands in order for you to put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/once-you-start-writing-something-obsessively-it-s-almost-like-someone/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [I always try to attack the most honest issues I can in my comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-always-try-to-attack-the-most-honest-issues-i-can-in-my-comedy/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [The list of fun and easily fixed brain diseases is very short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/the-list-of-fun-and-easily-fixed-brain-diseases-is-very-short/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [When I met my wife, I was a working comic, so the first week we went out, she saw me perform, and it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/when-i-met-my-wife-i-was-a-working-comic-so-the-first-week-we-went/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [I think because I've been working in front of audiences for so many years, I'm able to take in the input, good or bad,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-think-because-i-ve-been-working-in-front-of-audiences-for-so-many/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [Directing your first film is like showing up to the field trip in seventh grade, getting on the bus, and making an announcement, 'So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/directing-your-first-film-is-like-showing-up-to-the-field-trip-in/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [Media is so weird; everything is so accessible now. It used to be this thing where, if you did something on 'This American Life,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/media-is-so-weird-everything-is-so-accessible-now-it-used-to-be-this/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [As artists, we'd all love to not be commercial - to not sell out to the full extent that we are able. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/as-artists-we-d-all-love-to-not-be-commercial-to-not-sell-out-to-the/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

> [Comedy is tragedy plus time, but the time is different for everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/comedy-is-tragedy-plus-time-but-the-time-is-different-for-everybody/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

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