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It’s fun to discover things. I wouldn’t want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.

Bob Odenkirk

Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical of the world but not wantonly destructive.
BOB ODENKIRK

Fun Ideas Watches
And oftentimes people do have good drives that are sympathetic and can even be seen as selfless and good-hearted.
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Good Hearted Selfishness Sympathetic
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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Comedy Complex Enough Happening Tell
You shouldn’t eat red meat, but you shouldn’t make resolutions you can’t keep.
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Meat Red Resolution
The alternative scene, for a couple years now, has been taken seriously and that’s a cool thing. I don’t think it’s exploded or anything, but I think it’s pretty cool that it still exists, it’s still affecting people.
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Couple Taken Thinking
If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
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Darkness Fun Surround
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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Honesty People Real
Being comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being honest and real in that moment.
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Important Real Skills
I pursue those kinds of ideas more. The world needs less destruction. And destruction is kind of “easy,” too.
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Destructive More Needs Objective
I don’t think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.
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Own Sketch Thinking
My daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.
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Dad Daughter Sarcastic
In 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.
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Clever Ideas Sticks
I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
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Everybody Persona Thinking
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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Hands Independent Real
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.
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Envy Good Jobs Living Stupid
You get to use everything you learned in movie business. You talk to actors, if you do it right – and I haven’t always done it right – you should be shaping the material all the time.
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Actors Done Use

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