Tig Notaro

And so I think that my mother, when I told her, she went to college, but she dropped out.

And

And I think she just got it.

And I was just ready to move on and start a new chapter in life.

And I remember she would always brag to people and they'd be like, how's Tig?

She'd be like, oh, you know, she dropped out of school.

She's doing her own thing.

And I was like...

I had nothing going on.

Like, I truly just dropped out and I didn't have a plan.

I mean, sure.

I mean, relationships and places to live.

But I also have been...

Experiencing a new level of lessons on the opposite side of not quitting and taking criticism and feedback and using it to my advantage and instead of getting mad about it, being like, maybe I should try that.

I think that it's an interesting place to be as a stand-up comedian that, and listen, this is a very nice problem to have, and I am well aware, but

Years ago, over 20 years ago, I have friends like Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, all these people getting their own TV shows and wanting me to make appearances on there.

And I've never acted.

I didn't go to acting school, had no interest in acting.

I was pure stand up.

And I did it.