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There are a lot of things that I'm allowing myself to be, but it's a conscious effort to experience contentment for me. My brain doesn't do that naturally. I'm very overwhelmed all of the time.

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Marc Maron
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 27
Actor
Comedian
Podcaster
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Producer
Jersey City
New Jersey
Marcus David Maron
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Dogs are too much to handle. I don't need anything in my house that's needier than me.
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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.'
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I don't care what anybody says, I think that George Bush is absolutely the right president to oversea the end of the world.
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I don't make a list of questions. Ever. I think a lot of my interviews are driven by my need to feel connection.
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