This video is from his newest video Q&A session "Kevin Smith-Burn In Hell" One of the most inspiring stories we have ever heard from him. THIS IS A MUST WATCH. Everybody needs to see this.
The difference is he's one of us. And he was lucky enough to not put up with all the crap from movie studios. They do surveys and they'd too much rewrites on scripts to appeal to everyone. Then they overcopy other artists and put crap in movies like bullet time. Letterman said Hollywood CEOs are pinheads. He was telling the truth. Both Kevin and us were lucky he didn't have to put up with that crap
This vid changed how i think about life, had a terrible time in 2012 and this vid helped me to embrace my own creativity and in 2013 i ran my own music festival. Best thing i ever did.
Huh. Well... That is certainly what I would have to call a *Radical Interpretation of Events.* And I mean, for one thing, it wasn't all *just* for that reason, and that reason alone.... [ I understand, for instance, that a certain Lady of The Night, who was of the Jewish persuasion once pointed and laughed at the size of his genetalia, for instance -- or.... No, wait... I think I might be confusing Young Adolf's trauma with somebody else entirely -- possibly Osama Bin Laden, maybe... ] But in the words of Jar-Jar Binks, as far as Smart-assed Comments go, *Ah. Yousa Point is... Well Seen.*
This was fantastic. Kevin is a great man. What a great guy. That story about his father dying, screaming he's on fire he's on fire and begging for water...I too have heard stories about people dying like that from people in hospitals. That is scary as shit. That scares the hell out of me. EVERY one of us will die some day. I think Kevin is trying to tell us something here. God bless you, Kevin. You are an inspiration.
When I saw Clerks way back when it put a crack in the ice of the life I was living and wanted to break out of. It didn't break it a lot but it changed me for the better. It both comforted my disturbance and disturbed my comfortableness. I'm glad Kevin was a why-not person with filmmaking.
I agree very much with his point, except for the part where he said he had no special talents. He is very talented at writing both comedy and drama. However, he would have never gotten anywhere with it in the public arena if he had not given a major effort.
thank you for this, your message has just affected approx 6 more lives and you for sure got your point across.... My sister and goddaughter are artists and i support them hoping their dreams will come true. I just shared your video with them on facebook as well as some other friends. THANK YOU KEVIN!!!!!!!!
This show is called Kevin Smith - Burn in hell. For those looking for it, it's on Netflix. Or just download it off a torrent and then buy it when it's released on DVD. or just buy RED STATE on DVD or Blu-ray to support Kevin Smith's production company.
I can only imagine what the guy who asked the question felt like during and after he posed it, thinking he was probably going to give some light hearted funny-smart answer.... Every so often, I youtube the q&a from kent university (i think) specifically the parts about tim burton and prince bc it always makes me laugh, his storytelling is so good . But THis time I stumbled over here and got up feeling different. kevin came through. This entire clip was beautiful. Thank you.❤ one gem of a quote from this diamond of a q&a: "Live a 'why not?' life man, because we're all gunna die fucking screaming, so make sure when you die screaming you're totally fulfilled, you're like 'I took all the shots- I did it!'...take the shot, the shot is always worth taking..." PS:And, YES @7:02-7:29 IS (sadly) A HUGE COMPLIMENT.His dad sounds like he was all a kid could wish for and what the world needs more of. Great tribute.
I'm not a Kevin Smith, really. I find he's up his own ass more often than not. I don't know how I winded up here, but I have to say ... this is simply inspiring. I'll give him all the credit in the world for this bit of wisdom.
We are going to talk about this video on one of our upcoming episode of Political Discontent Radio. Podcasts are available online as well as featured on iTunes. - To all artists out there, whether you are a writer, painter, illustrator, or just endless talkers like us... Never let go of your dreams. There are a million nay-sayers out there. It takes nothing but an encouraging word to support an artist.
My dad had night terrors when I was in my early teens, for my entire life I still wonder my father a wholesome friendly family man, worked for the city knew everyone called others boss or bud. His last night he had those night terrors where you can tell from Loud sharp moaning yells late at night and that time we tried to wake him it was done he had already passed from a heart attack in his sleep.. Why did he have to be chased? What did he have to be afraid of?
Only amendment I make is not why not, but "alright how?" I don't know how to do anything like what he did but I will do my best to find out. "How do we do it?"
He was right when he said "never fucked a child", there too many child molesters and rapists these days, so in my book that is a positive (a positive if you don't do it).
one of the questions i asked myself was "how many people could you kill in one night if you had a silenced pistol and just went for a bodycount?" its something ill never find out... and hopefully never hear the answer too, but its one that nags in the back of my head. they shot everyone is happy no one takes.
group of my friends played through this hypothetical once. we came to the conclusion, that if you have a silencer, subsonic ammo, and either learn lockpicking or can break into a house quietly, you got from sun down to morning for completely unhindered 'progress' with an average of 3-4 people depending on neighborhood, with possibly 10 minutes a house comes to nearly 200, then you have the possibility that day one, no one is the wiser or you get the fuck outta dodge, and that would go on till caught. again, it's one of those questions you never will or never want to find the answer to.
thats a cool dude right there for every one optimist there's like 20 nay-Sayers he so right try making a comic a posting it on a forum lol good example
An interesting take on smoking pot. Health experts always say that marijuana is bad for short term memory. Maybe your brain needs to forget trivial shit to have room for ideas. Ideas will change the world, so smoke more pot
Am I the only one freaked out about his' father dying like that?....screaming....and talking about being on fire?.. like as in entering the gates of hell?.....Anyone else even remotely freaked out?
Omar Haro - What I want to know is why people aren't even trying to talk about this here...you're the first one to comment and it's been like MONTHS since I posted this... I find that in and of itself alarming man.. Maybe it was his' unconscious fear...the emotions he registered, catching up with him at the end of his' life when it was pertinent for him to worry about it... know what I mean? Maybe on those sunday mornings as he sat on the couch...he wondered to himself... "maybe it's wrong that I didn't go to church like everyone else did"... and he had alot of unadressed fear that just stayed there... he finally ended up on his' deathbed and had to confront this... what else could he expect but flames? What I want to know is how many people who didn't have religious upbringings died and screamed about flames and things being hot?
Omar Haro - I think people would more likely have an open discourse about it. I think maybe what happens is people are just so freaked out by what they experience that they refrain, kind of like alien abductees. They're afraid people will think they're crazy.
Lost my Mom in 2018. It's not really something you ever fully recover from. But don't let it define you, let it refine you. Corny, I know -- but it's worked for me. Be well ✌
I first heard this story when he was on Joe Rogan's podcast a while back and it hit me so hard that I made a clip of it and uploaded it here. I'm glad he's decided to immortalize it in one of his specials. It might be the best story he's ever told and it bears repeating.
he said he has no discernable talent could've fuckin fooled me even if I didn't know who Kevin Smith was, this entire speech alone is proof that he's skilled with words and skilled as a speaker.
