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 ODENKIRKThe worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, “Yeah, I agree.”
More Bob Odenkirk Quotes
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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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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.
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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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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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When you’re 20 you can put a ton of old-age prosthetics on and be an old guy, but when you’re 70 you can’t play a 20-year-old.
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You shouldn’t eat red meat, but you shouldn’t make resolutions you can’t keep.
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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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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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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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If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
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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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I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
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I don’t think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.
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