American - Comedian | March 24, 1971 -
I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order).
Tig Notaro
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Reminding myself that I have a tailbone keeps me in check.
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It was a free-for-all with music when I was growing up. My mother was a huge music fanatic so I was listening to everything from country to heavy metal to Indigo Girls to Elton John. I guess when I was really young I didn't like Willie Nelson, and she obviously loved him. Now I do too, I'm so thankful to her for playing his music nonstop.
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One of my favorite songs is 'Ghost' by Indigo Girls. Emily Saliers wrote that, and she is one of the most talented songwriters ever.
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People complain about Hollywood comedians, but I feel like I selected a tremendous group, ones who aren't fame-obsessed.
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A lot of comedians get a bad rep once they have kids and that's all they talk about, and people are like, 'I don't want to hear about your kids!' I'm like, 'Prepare yourselves. That's all I'm going to talk about.'
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I don't thrive on misery myself. I mean, I've obviously created during a time of misery, but I also create from a place of joy.
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When I was first asked for an autograph, I felt so uncomfortable that I just wrote, 'Tig's Autograph,' and from then on, that's what I write when I sign my name.
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Luckily, I'm not a gambler or a drinker or - you know, I get my fix of comedy.
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Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested, and I made so many jokes over the years about how small my chest was that I started to think that maybe my boobs overheard me... and were just like, 'You know what? We're sick of this. Let's kill her.'
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In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone. There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for close-ups. It makes you very aware.
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Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.
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