Sun, July 9, 2023 – Sat, July 15, 2023 (Book)
Delivers eye-opening insights about acting and filmmaking, and plenty of good stories and great laughs. It's interesting to see him lay out the four main chapters of his career (striving; success; doldrums; acclaim) and I'm sure the current upswing makes it easier to look back more candidly. The book would survive without so many recaps of comedy sketches, but they’re funny, so that’s a plus. The writing is clever, charming, and self-effacing, with a little bit of comedy snobbery but many good messages about creativity, ambition, momentum, and advocating for yourself and your instincts. It won't always work out, but Odenkirk seems to conclude that it's far better to work that way than to compromise—because surefire success is guaranteed by neither.
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