Kevin Smith

“I feel like if you're in Jersey, you have to be a Jersey Devils fan. Anybody born within the confines of the border of the state of New Jersey, I feel, should be a Jersey Devils fan.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“If you grow up fat, you have to try harder.”

“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.”

“BRODIE:Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA.”

“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.”

“It's kind of debatable whether or not the advertisement model is effective. Like whether Nielsen works.”

“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.”

“In Hollywood you just fail upwards.”

“I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.”

“Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. 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.”

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

“It's silly that anyone in this world tells you that there are only certain people that can marry you.”

“Don't let anybody tell you different, man: The main goal in life careerwise should always be to try to get paid to simply be yourself.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.'”

“People like to set the bar high. I like to put the bar on the ground and barely step over it. I like to keep the expectations really low.”