Marc Maron
Marc Maron
Marcus David Maronis an American comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, musician, director, and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth27 September 1963
CityJersey City, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
phones people age
We live in an age where people are like, "I'd love to catch up. Maybe text me later? But don't call because I don't really listen to my messages. But if you text me..." We've displaced interaction into sound bites and untethered phrases and sentences that come up on the phone as Twitter feed.
funny humor commitment
I used to do a lot of drugs. I didn't stop because I didn't enjoy them; I stopped because I couldn't handle the commitment.
surveillance morality retard
Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation.
character growth television
You hope to see an arc of growth in your ability to become a character on television.
writing comedy moments
Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment.
bullshit curiosity fiction
I'm not a moron, but science fiction to me requires a suspension of disbelief and honest curiosity or fascination in that kind of bullshit. I've just never been able to make that jump, really. I like things to be more organic.
radio stuff television
I have a very primitive sense that if I just turn on a radio or the television, that somebody's playing that stuff for me.
ongoing conversation theme
Jokes do finish themselves. I really do see them as ongoing conversations about personal themes that I ruminate on.
philosophy issues people
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.
arguing sometimes controversy
I don't seek controversy. I don't seek to antagonize. Sometimes it happens, but I'm not there to argue politics.
laughing people stories
My favorite part is being engaged with somebody's story and life, and getting a laugh with people I have a tremendous amount of respect for or not, and being challenged by the immediacy of conversation.
writing thinking evolve
I think things evolve into jokes. I don't generally write them down as jokes. I talk them out.
notebook new-york guitar
When I was a young comic in New York and I wasn't getting any work, I was wandering around the Lower East Side with my notebook. I would stop at the guitar place on St. Mark's and talk to that dude for a while, then I'd go to the bookstore and talk to that dude for a little while. I had a guy over at the record store, and I'd talk to him for a while. It kept me connected to life.
cat self way
There's something about cats' self-sufficiency and their seemingly individualistic ways that I find compelling.