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Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler

American Actress

Born: Sep 18, 1970

Life Love Me People Think You

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I am absolutely a Giants fan and I'm a Dynasty baby so I was a 49ers fan for a long time. Aisha Tyler

Time Long Long Time Baby Giants Absolutely Am Fan Dynasty

Maybe the nails are a little stubby and gnawed on, but I definitely do not have man hands. Aisha Tyler

Man Definitely Nails Hands Maybe Little

I like grown up comedy. Aisha Tyler

Comedy Like Up Grown Grown-Up

I'm just myself, so I don't know that I think of myself as a nerd icon. Aisha Tyler

Myself Think Nerd Know Just Icon

One thing about creativity is, when you feel confident and respected, you're more likely to pitch more interesting stuff because you're not as precious with it. You feel like, 'This is going to land, and I'm going to be supported in this.' Aisha Tyler

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I was with someone at 19, and I was married at 23, and I didn't want kids when I was in my 20s. Aisha Tyler

Kids Married Someone Want

I acted out a lot. I was very nerdy. I was very isolated, which I made up for by kind of talking and trying to entertain people and get them to like me, so I did theatre and improv in high school and college, but always as a hobby. Aisha Tyler

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I've always been an outsider. Aisha Tyler

Outsider Always Been

My hands are delicate and elegant, thank you very much. They're well-kept; my nails are clean. Aisha Tyler

You Thank You Delicate Clean Nails Very Thank Hands Much Elegant

One of the first movies my dad took me to see was the original 'Road Warrior.' And I was kind of raised on the action movies of that era: 'The Terminator' and 'Die Hard' and, of course, all of the 'Star Wars' movies. Aisha Tyler

I see the first 'Bourne' movie as really kind of a fulcrum in changing the modern action film, where things are really gritty and really character-driven. Think about how the entire Bond franchise was completely radicalized by Bourne. Aisha Tyler

Dartmouth represented a great opportunity. I wanted to go to the best possible school I could go to. Aisha Tyler

Best Great School Opportunity Possible Great Opportunity Could Go Wanted

I think people assume that because I talk the way that I talk that I grew up with money, and then I've had to say, 'No, I grew up poor.' And then I was like, 'Why do I have to play this game where the only black experience that's authentic is the one where you grew up in poverty?' I mean, it's ridiculous. Aisha Tyler

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If you have an embarrassing story, and it's a source of shame, keeping it in just compounds the shame and turns the story into something poisonous. And if someone knows about it, then it can be used against you. Aisha Tyler

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I'd be plenty happy if I could keep playing scientists and cops for the rest of my career. Aisha Tyler

Happy Rest Plenty Could Scientists If I Could Keep Cops Playing Career

I am black, and there's no getting around that, but being black doesn't define every aspect of my life. Aisha Tyler

Life Black My Life Every Define Around Am Getting Being Aspect

Marriage is a mystery, and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish. Aisha Tyler

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I believe in hard work. I think that everything flows out of that. Aisha Tyler

Work Hard Work Believe Think Everything Out Hard Flows

We were poor. My mother got our clothes out of the free box at the church, you know? So much of when you're a kid is about relating about what you watch on TV. And who's got these cooler shoes, and 'Let's trade lunches.' And I was just like, 'I don't have a television. I have a rock and a piece of tofu.' Aisha Tyler

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