103 Quotes by Bob Odenkirk

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

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.

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 it.’ Don’t ever look at what’s happening now; look at what’s coming next.

But that's having kids. I think that changes you more than marriage, I mean, marriage, it doesn't really change my sense of humor.

I think people might think I've gotten a little more serious, but I just don't think that's true. I sort of always liked the same stuff.

I mean, if your idea belongs on cable TV than that's where you should take it and you shouldn't try to force it into network TV, and vice versa.

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

I pretty much live about 10 minutes from my office. I have two kids, and I have about 8 projects that I’m working on, so I basically just get up and go to work, and go home every night and play with my kids, so I don’t really know.

If you’re ever feeling poorly about yourself, about your lack of achievement, your utter inconsequentiality, your ridiculous little life lived in the shadows – take a moment and write some Internet reviews of other people’s work.