I think Mitch Hedberg is one of the great comedians of the past 20 years. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But theyre also the hardest to convert into comedy… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think spending a lot of time with my mom, who's a talker and a storyteller, and my dad, who has kind… — 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
I think the reason why I'm so alluring to networks is because on the surface I'm like a quintessential relatable, boring white… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“I try to think up material that might apply to the subjects they are studying. How many mitochondria does it take to… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
In our culture right now, I want to take on this notion of what a singular success means. We think success is… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
It had that kind of open-ended fear to it - like that feeling you get when you're driving and you see a… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
My writing process is very feedback based - I listen to the audience. I try to understand what's connecting, what's not connecting...… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Sometimes when my fans come up to me, they think it's going to be entertaining, like I'm going to tell jokes or… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think if anything, the fact that it's popular right now makes me go: "Well, I guess I'm going to start doing… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think our culture views success as visibility, being seen as being successful. Whereas I've learned that success is rooted in helping… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
You're always on duty because you're in a constant state of observation. That's one of the challenges of being a comedian. I… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you don't understand how to convey an idea, depending on the moment you're living in. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
When I'm taking the subway to my improv shows I will be writing in my notebook different actions that I see people… — 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
