My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I’ve always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job. There are so many decisions that law enforcement officers have to make, and the incident or situation changes so much from moment to moment and day to day. I have a lot of respect for officers and what they go through. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
I remember making ‘Mr. Show,’ thinking, ‘Man this stuff is really funny to me.’ I don’t know if anyone else will love it, but I know I’m going to still watch it in 15 years if I’m still alive and laugh really hard. Even though we had very high standards, we were trying to excite and please ourselves. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am more impactful in drama. It’s not really a tribute to my dexterity and wide-ranging talent so much as it is a person finally getting to where they should’ve been from the start. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
You make you work for yourself. It’s the feeling of, ‘If nobody ever saw it, that’d be fine, too.’ Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
Monty Python’ became my religion when I was 10. It led me out of the depths of darkness. I loved ‘The Goodies,’ too, and ‘The Two Ronnies.’ I watched those shows on the public television station in Chicago. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
All people are sad clowns. That’s the key to comedy – and it’s a buffer against reality. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
To me, great writing – and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor – is when your character has a sense of self-awareness. It doesn’t necessarily have to arc. It doesn’t have to grow. Bob Odenkirk Read Quote
