Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk
Robert John "Bob" Odenkirkis an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer, best known for his role as shady lawyer Saul Goodmanon the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off, Better Call Saul. Together with fellow comedian and writer David Cross, Odenkirk co-created and co-starred in the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth22 October 1962
CityBerwyn, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I think independent movies are actually very challenging right now, because it was this huge scene and it was great for a few years. Then, it was totally co-opted by the studios. Now, it's become very corporate, the independent scene.
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.
My daughter got me a 'World's Best Dad' mug. So we know she's sarcastic.
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.
When I go to M Bar there's all kinds of agents there, looking for people who doing good stuff.
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.
We're all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you're comedic or not.
I actually think there's a potential, a crazy potential, that network TV could become something valuable and worthwhile, just because of fear on the part of the networks.
You say you're going to be the pope, become the pope.
I'm about to go to Sundance for my 3rd year, and Sundance has never felt like a real independent festival at all. On the other hand, it might to start feel that way.
It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.
The alternative scene, for a couple years now, has been taken seriously and that's a cool thing. I don't think it's exploded or anything, but I think it's pretty cool that it still exists, it's still affecting people.
I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.
I've always tried to have a rule that you shouldn't make fun of innocent people who can't defend themselves. I find that a little unseemly and distasteful. But nothing's really sacred to me.