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.
BOB ODENKIRKThe 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.
More Bob Odenkirk Quotes
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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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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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I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.
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The worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, “Yeah, I agree.”
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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 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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I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.
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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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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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The world needs less destruction.
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And oftentimes people do have good drives that are sympathetic and can even be seen as selfless and good-hearted.
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You shouldn’t eat red meat, but you shouldn’t make resolutions you can’t keep.
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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 pursue those kinds of ideas more. The world needs less destruction. And destruction is kind of “easy,” too.
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If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am “somewhat fun.”
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