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title: "7 Got Quotes By Mike Birbiglia"
description: "7 Got quotes by Mike Birbiglia. Plus more from Mike Birbiglia and more Got sayings from other authors."
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> [I always have the best story at the party. Anyone telling a story at a party is like, 'No, no, you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-always-have-the-best-story-at-the-party-anyone-telling-a-story-at-a/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/mike-birbiglia-1343_always_i-always-have-the-best-story-at-the-part_567640.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)

> [I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on 'This American Life,' since I first started telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-got-out-of-school-in-2000-and-i-always-wanted-to-be-on-this/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/mike-birbiglia-1343_always_i-got-out-of-school-in-2000-and-i-always_827941.jpg)

> [If I dream that I'm directing, it's not a film, it's like a commercial for cotton candy, and I've got four feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/if-i-dream-that-i-m-directing-it-s-not-a-film-it-s-like-a-commercial/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/mike-birbiglia-1343_around_if-i-dream-that-i-m-directing-it-s-not-a_1247402.png)

> [I was raised Catholic, and then I kind of wandered away somewhere in high-school. I never got confirmed, which is a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-was-raised-catholic-and-then-i-kind-of-wandered-away-somewhere-in/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/mike-birbiglia-1343_away_i-was-raised-catholic-and-then-i-kind-of_1720616.png)

> [In terms of comedy, there was a Seinfeldian era of comedy that I love but got played out. Seinfeld was great, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/in-terms-of-comedy-there-was-a-seinfeldian-era-of-comedy-that-i-love/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/mike-birbiglia-1343_acting_in-terms-of-comedy-there-was-a-seinfeldi_2057571.png)

> [It used to be that if you got on 'The Tonight Show,' your career was made. Now, if you're on 'The Tonight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/it-used-to-be-that-if-you-got-on-the-tonight-show-your-career-was/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/mike-birbiglia-1343_career_it-used-to-be-that-if-you-got-on-the-ton_2304477.jpg)

## Other authors on Got

## 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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