There’s no place better than home for David Letterman.
Former presenter The Late Show with David Letterman77, officially left his popular late-night gig of 22 years in 2015 and has since left his glamorous lifestyle behind, moving back to where it all began: Indiana.
Letterman, who spent most of his late-night career living in New York, left his hometown of Indianapolis in his early 20s to pursue his dream of a stand-up comedy career in Hollywood. Although he succeeded, he admitted that the industry molded him into someone he didn’t really like.
“In show business, I find that I pretended to be someone I wasn’t,” Letterman said GQ in an interview published on December 11. “In my life here in Indiana and at home with my family, I’m probably the person I really am. And I’m sorry that they don’t meet at any time.”
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The TV legend also reflected on the many ups and downs of his successful career and opened up about why he will never retire. However, when GQ asked him if he was glad he left showbiz because the industry made him a “worse person,” the comedian answered honestly.
“Yeah. You’re absolutely right,” he told the outlet without hesitation. “And I don’t know, maybe it’s just because I went through show business. I eventually got that out of my system so I could concentrate on being a better person.” and I probably wouldn’t have gotten to this point if I hadn’t gone through the exercise of trying to make it in show business.”
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“I just feel that I have more humanity in person than when I was in show business,” he added. “It was all single-mindedness and a lot of pressure, really unimaginable, and I felt like it was all on me, and it was all on me, and it was all nonsense.”
Since leaving late show, Letterman left his Hollywood lifestyle behind and decided to live in a small town in Indiana. The decision made him a happier person.
“I only cared about television, one hour of television for which I was responsible for 30 years. That’s all I care about,” he said GQ when asked if he is a happier person. “Everything fell apart, left. I didn’t even know if it was falling apart or not. And now I have the energy and broader focus to recognize that humanity has other fulfilling pursuits.”
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Indiana isn’t the only state Letterman calls home. The comedian also owns real estate in Montana and upstate New York, according to Realtor.com.
Letterman continues to work though, often hosting episodes My next guest needs no introduction for Netflix. Its 2024 episodes featured interviews with John Mulaney, Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley.
“Retirement is a myth. Retirement is nonsense,” Letterman said GQ. “You will not retire. The human mechanism will not allow you to retire.”
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