I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen did. They merged principles of comedy and drama together, and that's what my first film really was, a stab at that kind of comedy.
Mike BirbigliaBears are simultaneously so graceful and so strong. Bears know who they are, but they often donโt know who you are, which is why they kill you.
Mike Birbiglia