Tig Notaro Quotes

I'm the luckiest unlucky person.

Not many people have had as much bad luck as I have, but not many people have had as much good luck, either.

It's not the child's responsibility to teach the parent who they are. It's the parent's responsibility to learn who the child is.

I start crying when certain things come up, certain memories, certain feelings, and it's intense. But I think it's good for me - and therapeutic.

Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

When anything huge happens to me, I always think, this isn't my moment, this is a moment.

I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order).

I was really into music. I started playing guitar also when I was nine. I wanted to be in the Beatles, even though John Lennon died the year I got a guitar and the Beatles broke up before I was born.

I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.

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

I am just at tragedy right now.

I didn't know whether I'd be attractive to anybody.

My age makes all my wrinkles and gray hair make sense.

When I couldn't get ahold of cigarettes, I'd roll coffee grounds into typing paper and smoke that and then vomit.

I was talking and playing pranks and skipping school, failing pretty much every class I took.

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.

There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for close-ups. It makes you very aware.

I talk about airplanes and things like that while my scars are on clear view.

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

In movies, you just see somebody close their eyes, and you go on to the next scene.

I think my brain just has a natural way of going to what would be the most insane thing, the least likely option.

I didn't know what my fate was as far as being alive.

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.

In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone.

I worked at restaurants and coffee shops and babysitting and just whatever I could do to make money.

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.

When I got sick, it threw everything off course.

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

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.

I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door.

My mother was so stylish, but she never pushed that on me. She always thought I looked cool.

Luckily, I don't think that I'm too famous. I can still live my life pretty comfortably. Fame has never really ever appealed to me. I think it's easy to see that it's not a great thing to have.