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title: "1 Comedy Buffer Quotes By Bob Odenkirk"
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> [All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/all-people-are-sad-clowns-that-s-the-key-to-comedy-and-it-s-a-buffer/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/bob-odenkirk-8987_clowns_all-people-are-sad-clowns-that-s-the-key_652702.jpg)

## More by Bob Odenkirk

> [I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/i-felt-my-personal-life-was-not-what-it-should-be-it-had-nothing-to/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [I learn things in a backward way. I learn all those limitations, and slowly my brain soaks them up, and if things go right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/i-learn-things-in-a-backward-way-i-learn-all-those-limitations-and/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [“Whenever someone says, 'I love writing,' I always think, 'You probably suck at writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/whenever-someone-says-i-love-writing-i-always-think-you-probably-suck/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [The world needs less destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/the-world-needs-less-destruction/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [I've spent most of my career in ensembles, and I'm good with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/i-ve-spent-most-of-my-career-in-ensembles-and-i-m-good-with-that/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [Humans are ridiculous. We're all pathetic strivers who will fall short. If you can accept that, it's optimistic because you can shoot for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/humans-are-ridiculous-we-re-all-pathetic-strivers-who-will-fall-short/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/comedy-can-be-destructive-and-still-very-very-funny-but-if-i-can-do/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/my-godfather-was-a-chicago-policeman-and-i-ve-always-looked-at-law/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/to-me-great-writing-and-when-you-can-really-make-something-wonderful/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [I honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think that’s the next step after people go,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/i-honestly-would-tell-anyone-young-to-start-looking-at-stories-and/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/when-you-re-20-you-can-put-a-ton-of-old-age-prosthetics-on-and-be-an/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [It is so weird to be on this side of that, because when you're starting out, and it seems like you're starting out for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/it-is-so-weird-to-be-on-this-side-of-that-because-when-you-re/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/not-to-knock-the-people-who-ve-given-me-the-opportunity-i-appreciate/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/all-people-are-sad-clowns-that-s-the-key-to-comedy-and-it-s-a-buffer/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/i-m-about-to-go-to-sundance-for-my-3rd-year-and-sundance-has-never/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

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