Aisha Tyler Quotes

If you look at shows like 'Def Comedy Jam' in its heyday, there were so many really funny, talented black comics that never would have gotten on that show because they just weren't doing comedy that fit that mold.

Aisha Tyler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 18, 1970

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So, when you see a kid with ratty jeans on, wearing sneakers that aren't clean, you know they're in a certain place economically. I was interested in that experience.

Jim McKay

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Good acting is consistency of performance.

Jim Dale

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I, at the age of 17 or 18 as a medical student, suddenly came up against a problem: 'What am I? What is the meaning of my existence as I experience it?'

John Eccles

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Jean Plaidy was the greatest influence on me.

Ann Turner

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I think I'm very focused and am quite a good multitasker, and I'm quite driven in knowing what my responsibilities are to my family and knowing what I've got to do to do that.

Trinny Woodall

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I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think you'll find a lot of actors will be interested in history because it sparks your imagination so much. When you enter a period of history, your imagination just goes wild in creating the world, which is really what acting is.

Tom Mison

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The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

Tom Waits

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It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

Miranda Otto

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When I was in high school, I tried too hard to be cool and to impress people, but playing all these different characters has helped me find myself again.

Lucas Hedges

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I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.

Diane Lane

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Jack Lemmon always said you can't learn how to act without doing theatre, and I agree with that. Because anyone can do a character for a take, but can you do one for 40 minutes at a time?

Chris Doubek

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I've been a fan of 'Rocky Horror'... my mom let me see it at a really early age.

Christina Milian

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