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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.

Bob Odenkirk

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.
BOB ODENKIRK

Hands Independent Real
I pretty much live about 10 minutes from my office. I have two kids, and I have about 8 projects that I’m working on, so I basically just get up and go to work, and go home every night and play with my kids, so I don’t really know.
BOB ODENKIRK

Home Kids Night
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.
BOB ODENKIRK

Actors Done Use
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.
BOB ODENKIRK

Comedy Complex Enough Happening Tell
I don’t think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.
BOB ODENKIRK

Own Sketch Thinking
Comedy is tragedy plus timing.
BOB ODENKIRK

Comedy Timing Tragedy
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.
BOB ODENKIRK

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

Everything Fun Obviously Want
We don’t feel constrained by what we did in the past.
BOB ODENKIRK

Constraints Feels Past
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
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.
BOB ODENKIRK

Couple Taken Thinking
My daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.
BOB ODENKIRK

Dad Daughter Sarcastic
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.
BOB ODENKIRK

Independent Thinking Years
The worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, “Yeah, I agree.”
BOB ODENKIRK

Reviews Worst Yeah
If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
BOB ODENKIRK

Darkness Fun Surround
The world needs less destruction.
BOB ODENKIRK

Destruction Needs World

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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