All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
My experience - and it might be just the kind of comedy that I do, which is usually sketch comedy - is… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I'm hypersensitive to negativity and duplicity, and I want to push it away by writing comedy. Maybe that hypersensitivity comes across and… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
There's timing in drama. You have to have a sense of rhythm. But the real thing that lends yourself to drama as… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think that’s the next step after… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Drama is more focused, and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there when you first read it. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I learn things in a backward way. I learn all those limitations, and slowly my brain soaks them up, and if things go right,… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
“Whenever someone says, 'I love writing,' I always think, 'You probably suck at writing.” — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical of the… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
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,… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
