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 I really learned from the features I got to direct is that your job as a director is everything about the movie. It's to pick a story that's really worth making, and make sure that the… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share
With acting, if a friend asked me to be in a movie or TV show, there's a lot of things on my résumé I did without reading them or knowing what they were. I just said I'd do that because a friend wrote it, directed, produced, acted in it. With directing, I'm sticking to my guns, not that a lot… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share
You can't guarantee that you'll make a great movie, but you can make a greater effort than I made at trying to… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
You get to use everything you learned in movie business. You talk to actors, if you do it right - and I… — 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, ‘OK, I’ve had enough of that improvisation, I’ve had enough of those short comedy bits. Tell me a story, tell me a more complex story, something that lasts and maybe has a little more meaning to… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share
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
