Marc Maron Quotes

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.

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Comedy is obviously a matter of personal taste and the world always needs a clown and some people have no taste at all and any clown will do.

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For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

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Have you ever had one of those moments when you look up and realize that you're one of those people you see on the train talking to themselves?

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Hopefully standup will become special again.

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I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally.

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I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school changed my life. Pryor really put the heart in darkness for me.

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I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

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I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did.

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