Kevin Smith Quotes

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks , which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier.

Smith also directed and produced films such as the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out , the horror film Red State , and the horror comedy Tusk , the first film in the True North trilogy.

Smith is the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey that is the subject of the reality-television show Comic Book Men. He also hosts the movie-review television show Spoilers. As a podcaster, Smith co-hosts several shows on his own SModcast Podcast Network, including SModcast, Fatman on Batman, and the live show Hollywood Babble-On. Smith is well known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.

✵ 2. August 1970   •   Other names کوین اسمیت, Քևին Պատրիկ Սմիթ
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Famous Kevin Smith Quotes

“Why take life seriously? No one gets out alive anyways.”

Source: Degrassi Generations: The Official 411

“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.”

Source: Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good

Kevin Smith Quotes

“What's your name, new best friend?”

Talking to a man who's walked up on stage and handed Kevin a bag of Timbits
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) and An Evening With Kevin Smith: Evening Harder (2006)

“In Hollywood, you just kind of fail upwards.”

On Jon Peters becoming a producer
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) and An Evening With Kevin Smith: Evening Harder (2006)

“God is a great concept, [but it] doesn't work”

Interview from the movie Fuck (2005)

“What happened to Riggs?”

On Mel Gibson's personal problems
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) and An Evening With Kevin Smith: Evening Harder (2006)

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