Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. Read full biography of Mike Birbiglia →
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 down.
People are making better and better small budge independent films these days.
People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal.
Prose is all about embellishing and describing.
Shooting a movie isn't good for a sleep disorder.
Sometimes my fans are too nice.
The economy of film forces you to make choices.
The list of fun and easily-fixed brain diseases is very short.
The moment I walk into a room, I have kind of like the Terminator's tracking system for where the food is, and I can get there immediately.
When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn't open the sleeping bag.
When I was growing up, I didn't know who Jewish people were, what it was to be Jewish.
When you're in high school, you can't even imagine the concept of what the rest of your life even means.
You have to be delusional to be a comedian.