Bob Odenkirk Quotes

United States, Actor
October 22, 1962

Robert John Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as smooth-talking lawyer Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, and for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David, which he co-created and starred in with fellow comic and friend David Cross.

Also known as Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer

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.

Bob Odenkirk
- Great
- Independent
When I go to M Bar there's all kinds of agents there, looking for people who doing good stuff.

Bob Odenkirk
- People
- Good

It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.

Bob Odenkirk
- Nice
- Taken
- Independent
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.

Bob Odenkirk
- Up
- Work
- Live
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.

Bob Odenkirk
- Real
- Hand
- Independent
David and I got cut out the editing process on that. We were able to affect it more than not. We sent in our notes, we were able to see cuts. We weren't allowed to see dailies and we weren't allowed to sit in the editing room and just work.

Bob Odenkirk
- Work
I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.

Bob Odenkirk
- Great
- Interesting
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.

Bob Odenkirk
- People
- Pretty
- Taken

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 so long, you look up to the people who have made their mark. And you sort of want to be that.

Bob Odenkirk
- People
- Up
- Long
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.

Bob Odenkirk
- Fear
- Crazy
I can't really say how big the cult is. But I'm proud of it. I'm proud that it has a life.

Bob Odenkirk
- Life
- Proud