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When I use weed creatively, I'm much better at drawing or making something or playing music. But what I do for a living is mostly performing as an actor or writing, and for those things I need to have my faculties sharp.
Nick Offerman
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Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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Jobs that require a suit upset me. They displease me much, as our world is rife with such superficial conformity.
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