I thought, Hey, maybe these people shouldn't be making up holidays to drink more. Maybe if they drank less they might be… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I read recently that women still make 30% less than men in the workplace. Which I think is fine, cause if we… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
When I made 'Sleepwalk with Me,' many people asked me if was a novelty thing, a one-off. But this is the goal,… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I wrote on my desk wall when I was writing the film...'Art is socialism, but life is capitalism.' That's the hard thing… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
They really cut to the chase in the urologist's examination room, and I tried to laugh. If this office were a movie,… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
When I was a kid I would write songs, little plays, and poetry in school. If you're an adult and you're a… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
So I went to a club the other day, which is timely because my self esteem had been hovering right around 'normal' and I… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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,… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
When I met my wife, I was a working comic, so the first week we went out, she saw me perform, and it was… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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,… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Directing your first film is like showing up to the field trip in seventh grade, getting on the bus, and making an announcement, 'So… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
