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 ODENKIRKMy daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.
More Bob Odenkirk Quotes
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The world needs less destruction.
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I don’t think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.
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You’re not just a part of the team. You’re really in charge, and the responsibility falls on you if all the components aren’t there for a worthwhile film.
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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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I pretty much read reviews and comments only looking for the negative. Literally, when I read positive comments, it’s like a zero. I think the issue is if you agree with it or not.
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Comedy is tragedy plus timing.
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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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I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
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It’s nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.
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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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You shouldn’t eat red meat, but you shouldn’t make resolutions you can’t keep.
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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 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.
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The worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, “Yeah, I agree.”
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My daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.
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