Quotes by Tig Notaro

Tig Notaro

A lot of times people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think it should be wild and crazy, or loud music, and comedians are typically pretty mellow people that just want to talk to each other. I think it would be highly unusual to find comedians who want to be at a loud, crowded party.

Crazy

Party

Thinking

As soon as I say I’m from Texas people say, “Oh, I’m sure the school was horrible” and they picture me wearing some barrel and suspenders and people are bucktoothed and ignoring me. But that’s not the case. I just had zero interest. I wanted to finish my research in the woods or play guitar or go have a cigarette.

School

Texas

Zero

Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.

Action

Female

Quality

Everything’s happened to me. Nothing can happen to me now.

Happened

Happens

I always wonder, aside from even my name, what if my parents never split up? What if my mother never died? It swirls in my head all the time.

Mother

Names

Parent

I am just at tragedy right now.

Right Now

Tragedy

I can’t believe I’m breathing and happy and thriving.

Believe

Breathing

I Can

I can’t imagine just dusting my pants off and going about my life like, “Phew! I sure made it through a tough spot, now where am I headed?” I feel more of an obligation to be helpful.

Helpful

Imagine

Tough

I didn’t have an interest in school at all and was getting in trouble all the time.

Interest

School

Trouble

I didn’t just want to be the one who was always looking around at the weird family members. I wanted to make my mistakes.

Members

Mistake

Want

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Alive

Artist

Attractive

Babysitting

Believe

Big Picture

Bird

Brain

Breathing

Cameras

Cancer

Children

Cigarette

Class

Clear View

Coffee

Comedian

Comedy

Country

Courses

Crazy

Dark

Documentaries

Drama

Eye

Fashion

Fate

Feelings

Female

Fun

Girl

Goes On

Good Luck

Graduation

Guitar

Hair

Happened

Happens

Heart

Heartache

Helpful

I Can

Imagine

Insane

Inspired

Interest

Interesting

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Quotes by Tig Notaro

Tig Notaro

Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.

Everything’s happened to me. Nothing can happen to me now.

I always wonder, aside from even my name, what if my parents never split up? What if my mother never died? It swirls in my head all the time.

I am just at tragedy right now.

I can’t believe I’m breathing and happy and thriving.

I can’t imagine just dusting my pants off and going about my life like, “Phew! I sure made it through a tough spot, now where am I headed?” I feel more of an obligation to be helpful.

I didn’t have an interest in school at all and was getting in trouble all the time.

I didn’t just want to be the one who was always looking around at the weird family members. I wanted to make my mistakes.

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