It’s really strange being in, like, Addison,Texas, and having people come up to me at a Nordstrom’s or a gas station. It’s really, really surreal. Ali Wong Read Quote
The audience is so important. Because there’s something that I might think is super funny, but if it’s just not getting the feedback, I have to let it go. Ali Wong Read Quote
I think I went through puberty really late in life or something. I always looked like a little, sad Thai boy up until I was 26. Ali Wong Read Quote
The most valuable thing my dad taught me was to never care about what other people thought. When he came to my shows, and I’d announce his presence, he’d stand up with his hands clasped in victory and cheer my name. Ali Wong Read Quote
Stand-up will always be my favorite and the most important thing that I do. I view everything else as free money. Ali Wong Read Quote
A lot of women do stand-up as a gateway into acting, but I love stand-up, and to be a good stand-up, you have to go on the road a lot. It means going to places in America where they’ve never seen a Vietnamese person in their life. Ali Wong Read Quote
I think that’s one of the reasons women don’t tell people when they’ve had a miscarriage – they think it’s their fault. Ali Wong Read Quote
Aside from Joan Rivers and Roseanne, it’s hard for me to think of any female comedian who’s had kids and has a serious level of fame – like, the level where your mother has heard of them. Ali Wong Read Quote
You become like a vampire when you’re pregnant: your senses are so sensitive, and your emotions are so heightened – that helps with performance because you really feel things. Ali Wong Read Quote
Every male comedian of note who is over the age of 45 has a kid, and they talk about it and don’t get grouped as ‘dad comics.’ Ali Wong Read Quote
