Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, by Bob Odenkirk

“Breaks come in all sizes and often don’t look like breaks when they happen.” – pg. xiii

“I tried just as hard at the stuff that didn’t work as I did at the stuff that worked.” – pg. xiv

“One reason it is hard for kids […] to imagine a career in showbiz is that you’ve never seen anyone, any adult, doing this work in person.” – pg. 25

“Every day was just Write something funny today, then see what happens.” – pg. 42

“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s eleven thirty.” – Lorne Michaels, pg. 61

“Get your stuff in front of the right audience.” – pg. 98

“Now I get to answer the question everyone wants an answer to, What happens when you get everything you’ve ever asked for? Do you get happy all of a sudden? Is everything it’s cracked up to be? Yes to both.” – pg. 126

“We never chased the audience, and we never caught them, either.” – pg. 147

“All comedy is critical.” – John Cleese, pg. 237

“You can’t make your own break. […] If you care about doing the work, if it rewards you, just to do it, you will probably be all right.” – pg. 266