“I just try not to think too much about how I'm perceived. I think as l...” — Tig Notaro Quote

I just try not to think too much about how I'm perceived. I think as long as I'm still selling tickets and can pay my mortgage, then people are probably thinking good enough things or whatever about me to keep the train moving.

People love to make comedians out to be miserable, dark, twisted people. And I just - I think a lot of people struggle with depression and mental illness and have issues and problems within their family. The mailman has it. Your neighbor has it. It's just that comedians have a microphone.

In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone. There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming in for close-ups. It makes you very aware.

It's almost embarrassing how much support I have. I mean, I always tell people I feel like I'm perfectly set up to have cancer. I have great health insurance, I have a savings account. I have work lined up. I have friends and family. I have the best doctors I can get.

I'm just a regular guy. I have two kids, I do photography, I pay my mortgage - I just happened to be on a TV show.

I love voiceovers. You get to show up for half a day and pay your mortgage. How great is that?

When you are 25, 30, you know, you have no responsibility, no mortgage, no kids, no retirement to think about, nothing.

I pay a mortgage. It's expensive.

As long as I can have enough to make the record and pay the mortgage, those were always the two things that were most important to me.