Starbucks is the last public space with chairs. It’s a shower for homeless people. And it’s a place you can write all day. The baristas don’t glare at you. They don’t even look at you. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
You can’t go to medical school and come out and be like, ‘I’m going to be a dog catcher.’ That would be so pointless. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You’re like, ‘You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.’ Some people are just like, ‘This dance sucks.’ And you’re like, ‘No no, this dance is awesome!’ You have to be really positive. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
When you’re in high school, you can’t even imagine the concept of what the rest of your life even means. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
In real life, I first started sleep walking in high school because that was when this concept of getting into college first appeared. I had this moment of, ‘Oh! This is going to affect the rest of my life.’ Mike Birbiglia Read Quote