Kevin Smith Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kevin Smith.

Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor, born on August 2, 1970, in Red Bank, New Jersey. Rising to prominence in the 1990s, Smith gained cult status with indie films such as "Clerks," "Mallrats," and "Chasing Amy." Known for his witty dialogue and pop culture references, he has since directed and produced numerous movies, including the comedy-horror film "Tusk" and the comedy-drama "Dogma." Smith is also a podcast host and co-founded View Askew Productions. He continues to be an influential figure in the entertainment industry.

If you're alive, kick into drive. Chase whimsies. See if you

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.

You can have 10 bucks to 10 million bucks and if you got a c

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.

I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I love

I'd see movies, comedies, and I loved 'Animal House', I loved all the John Hughes stuff, but I never saw me and my friends totally represented.

NJ is saying We love dirty oral on the Down Low, but no goin

NJ is saying We love dirty oral on the Down Low, but no going steady.

A science fiction movie? I don't know. I think I have made o

A science fiction movie? I don't know. I think I have made one already... Chasing Amy. Because you go ask any lesbian, that'll never happen. Even if, and probably especially because, the dude is Ben fucking Affleck.

There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failu

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.

Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to

Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.

I just love movies, so suddenly, you're political about movi

I just love movies, so suddenly, you're political about movies, and that's dark. It's just not fun when something you love becomes calculated.

In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like

In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I don't think is a bad thing. It makes sense. But I had always admired filmmakers who made movies that didn't sound like them at all.

You know, comics and movies, even if you take a comic and tu

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

Haven't two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas

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.

All these people who say success changes people well, no, it

All these people who say success changes people well, no, it just magnifies what's there.

I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a soci

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.

It's too expensive, that's the thing nobody wants to talk ab

It's too expensive, that's the thing nobody wants to talk about. It is too expensive to make movies. That's not true, it is too expensive to market movies. Making movies is not.

I think the advent of the Internet gave us all a big boost,

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.

So I know how I watch movies which is on my laptop, man. And

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.

The one function that TV news performs very well is that whe

The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.

I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first

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.

The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to

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.

The writer crafts their ideal world. In my world, everyone h

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.