It's dangerous to get calm. You need some nerves to work from, it's good energy. It's not good to have no nerves. You'd fall asleep on stage. Bob Odenkirk More Quotes by Bob Odenkirk More Quotes From Bob Odenkirk I've always tried to have a rule that you shouldn't make fun of innocent people who can't defend themselves. I find that a little unseemly and distasteful. But nothing's really sacred to me. Bob Odenkirk littlesfunpeople 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 homenightkids You shouldn't eat red meat, but you shouldn't make resolutions you can't keep. Bob Odenkirk resolutionredmeat 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 skillsimportantreal I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and understand what it did for me and to me - but after four years, I just felt like I needed to do something else. I guess I wanted to be in a different place, physically. Bob Odenkirk fourdifferentyears 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, I pursue those kinds of ideas more. The world needs less destruction. And destruction is kind of “easy,” too. Bob Odenkirk funwatchesideas The world needs less destruction. Bob Odenkirk destructionworldneeds 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. Bob Odenkirk guyplayyears My goal, whenever entering a project, is always to gain 12 pounds. Bob Odenkirk enteringgoalpounds The laugh is what trumps everything. Bob Odenkirk trumplaughing It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been. Bob Odenkirk independentnicetaken 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. Bob Odenkirk stickscleverideas I don't think the sketch on its own is a great sketch. Bob Odenkirk thinking I actually think there's a potential, a crazy potential, that network TV could become something valuable and worthwhile, just because of fear on the part of the networks. Bob Odenkirk tvscrazythinking 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 independentyearsthinking 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 independentrealhands Comedy is tragedy plus timing. Bob Odenkirk timingcomedytragedy 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 coupletakenthinking Even if people end up doing awful things, you can empathize with their motives when you know them. When you get to know the person, you can understand why they make those choices, even if they're bad. And oftentimes people do have good drives that are sympathetic and can even be seen as selfless and good-hearted. Bob Odenkirk selflesschoicespeople I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves. Bob Odenkirk personathinking
