Mark Duplass Has Two Speeds: Go and Crash

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass has been prolific over the course of his career. Along with his brother and creative partner, Jay Duplass, he's made films such as "The Puffy Chair" and "Cyrus," as well as TV shows like "Togetherness" and "Room 104." Mark's also an in-demand actor, starring on "The League" on FX and "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+. Depression threw a big wrench into his creative ambitions and he attempted to muscle his way through it. That doesn't work, of course, and Mark crashed hard. Hear how he finally got help and how he approaches his life and work today.

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0:00.0	This is a story about being depressed, trying to power right through it,
0:04.7	and that not being ultimately effective, because that's not how depression works.
0:25.7	It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Mo.
0:28.5	I recently talked to a guy who dealt with some pretty bad depression when he was struggling with his career,
0:34.3	and then his career started going great, and he kept struggling with depression.
0:38.7	He's a writer, director, and actor who still can't quite believe he's become a big success.
0:45.6	My name is Mark D. Ploss, I'm a filmmaker. I am weirdly in New York City and the 36th floor of a four seasons hotel.
0:58.5	I'm really a really foggy, beautiful Central Park.
1:05.5	Mark D. Ploss and his brother, Jay D. Ploss, have made films like Jeff Who Lives At Home, Baghead, Cyrus.
1:12.0	Mark also started the FX series The League and stars in a new series The Morning Show on Apple TV+.
1:19.0	Here's Mark in the Brothers' first feature length film, 2005's The Puffy Chair.
1:24.6	Mark plays a guy who goes to great lengths to acquire a replica of his dad's puffy chair.
1:54.6	Mark D. Ploss, what did you say to him?
2:02.1	What did you say to him?
2:04.1	What did you say to him?
2:05.2	That convinced him to give you $300.
2:10.1	What do you think I said to him?
2:11.6	Why are you so defensive?
2:13.3	You're just asking what you said.
2:14.8	I'm not defensive. You're like insinuating like I'm some sort of...
2:17.9	What was it insinuating, Annie?
2:21.1	I know I was and I just asked what you said to him.
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