“Being attacked by right-wing Christians did not bother me. Being attacked by liberal feminists did.” Quote by Hugh Hefner
“I remember seeing Richard Pryor's first movie; it was a midnight movie when I was in high school. I must have been about fifteen. It was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life. I'd never laughed that much.” FirstsHas BeensSchoolRememberSeeingHigh SchoolLaughedFifteenMidnightCathartic Author:Marc Maron
“I think things evolve into jokes. I don't generally write them down as jokes. I talk them out.” ThinkingWritingJokesEvolve Author:Marc Maron
“Jokes do finish themselves. I really do see them as ongoing conversations about personal themes that I ruminate on.” ConversationJokesThemeOngoing Author:Marc Maron
“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.” PeopleKnowsPhilosophyIssuesLife PhilosophyEvolutionConversationComedianBallparks Author:Marc Maron
“I knew most of my radio listeners were lefty political people, and I decided definitively not to be that guy - not to address politics.” PeoplePoliticalGuyDecidedRadioAddressesListenersThat GuyLefties Author:Marc Maron
“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.” PeopleLittlesKidsSchoolStreetsHigh SchoolLikesFreakLittle KidWeirdo Author:Marc Maron
“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.” WayMindGuyNeededSeekingPeace Of MindPettyResentfulNotches Author:Marc Maron
“There's nothing more horrifying than the possibility or the idea that you will just fade away into obscurity.” IdeasPossibilityFadesObscurityFade Away Author:Marc Maron
“I'm not a narcissist, but I definitely have gotten enough explosive narcissistic shrapnel from my father. I'm sort of wired that way, but I don't feel that I'm pathological, so all I can pull from is my own existence and my knowledge.” WayFeelsI CanEnoughFatherMy OwnExistenceNarcissisticNarcissistExplosives Author:Marc Maron
“What comics sacrifice and what lives they live - I know that most of their lives, their adult lives, they're sitting around or walking around with notebooks, writing things down. Usually they're fairly sensitive. Usually they're very bright. And that makes them poets.” KnowsWritingSacrificePoetWalkingSittingAdultsSensitiveNotebookSitting AroundWriting Things Down Author:Marc Maron