When you envy actors, only envy them for their good roles. Keep in mind they have to do a lot of roles to make a living, and not all of them are good.
BOB ODENKIRKIn the end, the thing that really stays with you is not that you were clever enough to connect a sketch to another sketch, but what really sticks with you is when you just have an incredible moment happen, or execute a really funny idea.
More Bob Odenkirk Quotes
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I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
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We don’t feel constrained by what we did in the past.
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We’re all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you’re comedic or not.
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I’ve had enough of those short comedy bits. Tell me a story, tell me a more complex story, something that lasts and maybe has a little more meaning to it.’ Don’t ever look at what’s happening now; look at what’s coming next.
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When they’re doing a stupid role in a bad production, it’s kind of a dumb thing to do when you’re an adult. When you’re doing a great role that’s well-written, it’s an enviable job.
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It’s nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.
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Comedy is tragedy plus timing.
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I pursue those kinds of ideas more. The world needs less destruction. And destruction is kind of “easy,” too.
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I’m about to go to Sundance for my 3rd year, and Sundance has never felt like a real independent festival at all. On the other hand, it might to start feel that way.
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I think independent movies are actually very challenging right now, because it was this huge scene and it was great for a few years. Then, it was totally co-opted by the studios. Now, it’s become very corporate, the independent scene.
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You shouldn’t eat red meat, but you shouldn’t make resolutions you can’t keep.
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If you’re committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.
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It’s fun to discover things. I wouldn’t want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.
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The world needs less destruction.
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My daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.
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