Bob Odenkirk Quotes

My daughter got me a 'World's Best Dad' mug. So we know she's sarcastic.

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.

We're all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you're comedic or not.

You say you're going to be the pope, become the pope.

Don't say you're going to stop eating red meat when you like red meat.

If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am "somewhat fun."

Everybody needs some good sketch comedy.

We don't feel constrained by what we did in the past.

You shouldn't eat red meat, but you shouldn't make resolutions you can't keep.

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.

I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.

Drama is more focused and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there, when you first read it.

My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.

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.

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.

The laugh is what trumps everything.

The world needs less destruction.

The worst thing is to read bad reviews and go, "Yeah, I agree."

It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.

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.

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.

It's fun to discover things. I wouldn't want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.

My goal, whenever entering a project, is always to gain 12 pounds.

I love any scene where there's a physical confrontation. It reminds me that I'm in show business and I play pretend for a living.

Directing is probably the best job, but acting is really, really great. It's like a fun vacation that you get paid for.

I don't think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.

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.

You can't guarantee that you'll make a great movie, but you can make a greater effort than I made at trying to see that the basics are there.

I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.

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.

I think that acting is no fun unless it's hard. I'm not titillated by acting or being an actor unless I have to work hard.

In acting, you're only responsible for your part. When you're directing, the load is on your shoulders, so you have to feel a strong connection to the material. It's a higher bar to get over.

Comedy is tragedy plus timing.