My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught… — Owen King Copy Share Image
I wasn't good at the sciences; I wasn't a good enough athlete. The only thing I could do was mow lawns. So I thought that writing or teaching was what I wanted to do. — Owen King Copy Share Image
A lot of storytelling... you're a bit hypnotized by it, and things just come out in certain ways, and you look at it and… — Owen King Copy Share Image
My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down… — Owen King Copy Share Image
I give my work to my wife first to read. Then, I try to find new people who haven't read my work before, to… — Owen King Copy Share Image
I only finish probably one out of every ten things I start. I give up all the time. — Owen King Copy Share Image
My father has been a major force in the popular culture for a long, long time. He's a fascinating person. — Owen King Copy Share Image
I think I always wanna write comedy because that's what feels truest to me; it feels closest to life as I know it, so… — Owen King Copy Share Image
I find that I'm extremely unattracted to anything that's humorless. There is writing that is entirely serious, and it doesn't ring true to me,… — Owen King Copy Share Image
“To give another person the benefit of the doubt was about as difficult an everyday task as anyone faced.” — Owen King Copy Share Image
For me, the easiest thing to figure out is the story I want to tell, and the hardest thing is to figure out the… — Owen King Copy Share Image
Who wouldn't be depressed living in a society that can't agree on reality, let alone health-care policy? — Owen King Copy Share Image
I think the model that I look at is someone like Jakob Dylan, whose dad is obviously every bit if not more famous than… — Owen King Copy Share Image
The questions about my father are inevitable, regardless of the characters I create or the subject matter. — Owen King Copy Share Image
