24 Kevin Smith Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kevin Smith

American Director

Born: Aug 2, 1970

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Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers. Kevin Smith

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I've always kind of ripped from real life to some degree or at least how I'm feeling in the moment. In fact, maybe that's really it. In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I don't think is a bad thing. Kevin Smith

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Haven't two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas taught anybody anything? You can't convert people to anything - whether religion, or something as inane as our flicks. Kevin Smith

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Generally, I wake up, honestly it's creepy, but I wake up around 4:20. Kevin Smith

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People wanted more advice. So I finally thought I could totally put this advice into a book. Kevin Smith

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I think: 'Wouldn't it be great to work with Bill Murray?' And then I'm like, 'You know what, just appreciate Bill Murray from afar, don't find out that maybe he's not the dude you want to work with.' Kevin Smith

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You know, comics and movies, even if you take a comic and turn it into a movie, we can't all be Joss Whedon. Kevin Smith

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I think the advent of the Internet gave us all a big boost, because by the time the Internet became mainstream and you could get it in your home, a lot of us were used to dealing in fan culture, writing to magazines or anything at the back of comic books. Kevin Smith

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When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express. Kevin Smith

You Trying Artist

I liked hockey, and I still like hockey. Kevin Smith

Like Liked Still Hockey

I say what other people won't. Kevin Smith

People Other Say

Oh, I'm online all the time now. I'm not an outdoorsy type. Kevin Smith

Time Type Online Oh Now

The writer crafts their ideal world. In my world, everyone has really long conversations or just picks apart pop culture to death and everyone talks in monologue. Kevin Smith

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I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a society that's very image-conscious. It's a thin person's world, and we try to navigate within it without being made fun of. Kevin Smith

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You can have 10 bucks to 10 million bucks and if you got a crew, imagination and a lot of people willing to turn in some work next to nothing, you going to have a feature. But you can't get beyond how expensive marketing the movie is, it's so crushing. Kevin Smith

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I always wanted to see if I could sell a movie to the public without doing any marketing because my philosophy was like, 'Hey man, I'm reaching my audience everyday. I'm twittering with them. I'm in direct contact with them on the podcast.' Kevin Smith

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Indie film isn't dead, it just grew up. Kevin Smith

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