18 Quotes & Sayings By Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is a film director, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for directing films such as Clerks, Dogma, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. His films have been called "amusing," "thoughtful," and "brilliantly executed." Smith has won numerous awards in his career. Smith is currently working on the sequel to Clerks and has written a book entitled Kevin Smith: Red State, which was released in 2006.

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BRODIE:Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA. Kevin Smith
AZRAEL:No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central...
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AZRAEL:No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central air. Kevin Smith
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Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist now could one day result in your favorite film, or the cartoon you love to get stoned watching, or the song that saves your life. Discourage an artist, you get absolutely nothing in return, ever. Kevin Smith
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Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent. Kevin Smith
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Don’t be afraid to do weird stuff, so long as you do it cheaply and cover everyone’s bets. Be bold. Be stupid, if you have to: so long as you don’t hurt anybody, what’s it matter how dopey your dream is? If I hadn’t made TUSK? If I’d let it die as a podcast? I wouldn’t have three other movies I’m now making within the span of a year. Some folks will try to shame you for trying something outside the norm; the only shame is in not trying to accomplish your dreams. . Kevin Smith
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If you're alive, kick into drive. Chase whimsies. See if you can turn dreams into a way to make a living, if not an entire way of life. Kevin Smith
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Stop…stop, that’s the next generation of fans… How dare you pass judgment on those 12-year-old girls who like vampires! They need to be encouraged because in six years they’ll be 18-year-old girls who like vampires and are into all sorts of goth-permissive and whatnot. Don’t Poo-poo it. There’s a plan, and it’s working. Kevin Smith
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Why do my movies make people feel so dead inside? Kevin Smith
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You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you. (As Silent Bob) Kevin Smith
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Don't bitch or punish the world: just create. Create something nobody's ever seen before and there is a good chance the world will notice you. Attacking teen girls on the internet is the saddest form of masturbation that exists and requires no discernible skill or talent. Because if you're not being useful in this world, you're being useless. Don't be useless: go make stuff that makes people happy. Kevin Smith
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People always ask me if I hate the nuns. Do I make my movies extra dirty to piss them off? I always say no, that's not the point. To a Catholic, a movie is only dirty if it makes you want to have sex more. If it makes you feel sick, disgusted, ashamed of your own body, then it's not a dirty movie at all. It's a Catholic movie. And I make very Catholic movies. Kevin Smith
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There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failure you feel, it's the failure that people project when something disappoints. You're back to ground zero, where there's no expectations, and that's where I like to be. Kevin Smith
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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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Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience. Kevin Smith
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I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope. Kevin Smith
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So I know how I watch movies which is on my laptop, man. And that's how I suspect a lot of people do it. 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