Aisha Tyler

“A lot of people try to control how you access gaming. You know, they're trying to prevent people from buying games.”

“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.”

“For a little while, my mom was a school teacher. And I went to the school that she taught.”

“I love Toronto. I love it. I love Toronto. I love Canada. I can't wait to get back. Can't wait to have some Timbits.”

“After 40, your chances of getting pregnant are between two and eight percent, and in my particular case, they were less than five percent.”

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

“I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.”

“I really do know football.”

“I wasn't mentally prepared to take care of them, I was focused on my career. And then when I got to be in my 40s and I thought about having kids, I wasn't able to have kids naturally. I don't regret it.”

“Standup comedy is inordinately difficult. If doing something else for a living will make you equally happy, choose that instead. I'm serious. Comedy is punishing.”

“My dad, he was a construction worker. He was a butcher. He was a deep sea fisherman.”

“I was this weird little bookish giant.”

“For the record, I'm a clinical workaholic.”

“I have a whole 'Halo' corner in my house. One time, when I went to Bungie, they gave me this awesome 'Halo: Reach' backpack. Usually, when you get stuff like that, it either ends up in the garage or going to charity. But I walk around with that 'Halo: Reach' backpack all the time, and I drink out of my 'Halo: Reach' bottle every day.”

“I used to worry that if I wasn't having a dynamic life, then I wouldn't have anything to talk about.”

“The City gets more and more beautiful every time I come home.”

“Once we decided not to get pregnant, I snapped back into work mode, and now I have just been really enjoying my career.”

“I'm such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.”

“I've always been an outsider.”

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