I think because I've been working in front of audiences for so many years, I'm able to take in the input, good… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think the thing I had to be careful about while writing a book was not to say anything that was revealing… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I would say that I love pizza so much that sometimes I eat pizza while I'm eating pizza. Like, I'm so content… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
If you're asked something on a movie set and you say 'I don't know,' you lose confidence in every department. What you… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I was very much a late bloomer. That's not to say that girls didn't express interest in me from time to time,… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I find my fans are really funny people. Most comedians can't say that about their fans. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Sometimes I take this women's exercise class called Core Fusion at a place called Exhale. I shouldn't say it's a women's class.… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Someone said to me at a party once, 'Oh, yeah, you're a comedian? Then how come you're not funny now?' And I… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
The way I view comedy clubs is, people are drinking, they're ordering food, they're out for the night, and there's also a… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say, 'You're the best at digressions.' And that's actually a real compliment to me. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was discouraged from telling personal stories. My dad often used the phrase 'Don't tell anyone.' But not about creepy… — 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
