Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smithis an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks, which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo "Jay & 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 mostly all set in his home state of New Jersey. While not...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth2 August 1970
CityRed Bank, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
These scientists say to themselves every day, 'What I am doing is really important to someone and their family -- people who are truly suffering from a violent crime and searching for answers' and they know that. They are some of the best public servants we have.
We had a lot of people who placed. We won a couple of third-place matches that were really beneficial to us.
I won't say I have all the answers, but I've got an open mind and will listen to what people have to say.
I think I'm gonna finish up the stuff I've already committed to and then take a little break, 'cuz I just don't want people to get tired of me.
We have to wrestle better than we did (Saturday) if we want to do well in that tournament. But we're capable of that. We're just going to work on the mental aspect of the sport and keeping people healthy.
People wanted answers. We were trying to give them the best answers available at the time.
On one hand I'll stand up there and think I'm a pretty good storyteller but it has everything to do with the audience. Invariably, I get people telling me that I should do stand-up. Stand-ups generate their own material, but I'm up there answering questions and they lob me softballs.
We put so much of ourselves on DVD that people expect that you are responsible for every aspect about the DVD. I've gotten complaints about the pricing! . . . My call is the content, and even that gets reined in sometimes.
We decided to approach IAM after a rigorous search across the industry. They have exactly the combination of history, people and performance to bring critical mass to our fund of hedge funds business.
The first few films I made didn't look good at all, and I wasn't trying to make them look good. People dig 'em because they like the content.
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.
People wanted more advice. So I finally thought I could totally put this advice into a book.
How lame do you have to be to spend your time like that on the Internet? Can't you do something more constructive, like surf the porn? Or go into the real world and interact with people rather than cyber-sniping.
People have been telling me I'm a failure and that I'm doing it all wrong for 20 years now. Never trust anybody when they tell you how your story goes. You know your story. You write your own story.