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.
Bob OdenkirkMy godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.
Bob OdenkirkIn the end, the thing that really stays with you is not that you were clever enough to connect a sketch to another sketch, but what really sticks with you is when you just have an incredible moment happen, or execute a really funny idea.
Bob OdenkirkWith acting, if a friend asked me to be in a movie or TV show, there's a lot of things on my rรฉsumรฉ 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 of people are begging me to direct.
Bob OdenkirkI honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think thatโs the next step after people go, โOK, Iโve had enough of that improvisation, Iโve 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.โ Donโt ever look at whatโs happening now; look at whatโs coming next.
Bob Odenkirk