On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement. Marc Maron More Quotes by Marc Maron More Quotes From Marc Maron As I became very conscious and more aware of things I got very into the beatniks and that kind of stuff. They were very important to me for a few years. Marc Maron importantstuffyears Comics seemed to have a handle on things. They could sort of disarm and get control over reality. I found it very comforting to laugh. Marc Maron comfortinglaughingreality He does have that weird mixture of born again Christian and stupid that some people mistake for courage and focus. Marc Maron christianmistakefunny Let's be honest, this is a consumer based economy in America. That's all we manufacture here is need and appetite. We are the world's mouth. They make things in other countries, and they're like, 'Send it to America; they'll eat it.' Marc Maron humorfunnycountry It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and recreational drug use doesn't seem to have that same renegade sense of adventure that it once did. Marc Maron drug-useadventuretravel I just wanted to be a good comic and had no sense of show business, but at some point you want the opportunity to write a show about your life. Marc Maron wantwritingopportunity I used to be jealous; I'm not jealous anymore. And a miracle happened to me, because if you're jealous, it's a cancer, it's a plague on your spirit, it really is. And I actually cured jealousy in a very weird way - I cured it with mathematics. And I'm not a math person at all, but I've been with my wife for about seven years, so we have had sex probably, I'd like to think, like, 9 million times or, at least, 1,500. So, the way I figured it, if she goes out and screws some other guy once - I'm still winning. Marc Maron cancerfunnysex I immediately went out and bought a book on anger management. And now I have that book, and I don't know if I'll get to the book. But I'm certainly excited about the day where I can't find the book, and I get to say, 'Where the hell is my anger management book?!' Marc Maron humorfunnybook I believe in God... just in case. It's like there's some list somewhere and you don't want to be on it. I don't want to say THERE'S NO GOD! and then die and say, Oh, Hi... Is there some kind of community service I can do? Marc Maron atheismcommunitybelieve I'm sad to see the passing of the great drug warriors. I certainly did my part in that battle and I don't regret any of it. Marc Maron warriordrugregret Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along. Marc Maron mind-your-own-businessegosoul In a lot of ways, I'm seeking some sort of peace of mind for myself. I'm a fairly emotionally petty, resentful guy who has an inflated sense of himself, and I needed to take that down a notch. Marc Maron guymindway I've always been someone who likes to talk to people. When I was a little kid, I sought out freaks and weirdos that wandered the streets by where I worked in high school. I would just bring them in and talk to them. Marc Maron kidspeopleschool I knew most of my radio listeners were lefty political people, and I decided definitively not to be that guy - not to address politics. Marc Maron politicalguypeople Whether people know the evolution of the conversation or not, I don't know, but thematically, as a comedian, I stay in the same ballpark - around my issues and my philosophy of life. Marc Maron issuesphilosophypeople Jokes do finish themselves. I really do see them as ongoing conversations about personal themes that I ruminate on. Marc Maron themeongoingconversation I think things evolve into jokes. I don't generally write them down as jokes. I talk them out. Marc Maron evolvewritingthinking When I was a young kid I loved Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett and Jackie Vernon. Marc Maron youngeuropekids The bile makes it better. I am an information wasting machine - 100s of words a day. Marc Maron humoreuropefunny When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all of the Steve Martin records, all of the Cheech and Chong records and all of the Richard Pryor records. Marc Maron bitsrecordseurope
