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Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. His first big break was in the film industry, after winning the Filmmaker’s Trophy at Sundance Film Festival in 1994, for low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks. He also notably wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob, in Clerks, as well as multiple follow up movies such as Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).
As a podcaster, Smith co-hosts several shows on his SModcast Podcast Network, including SModcast, Fatman Beyond, and the live show Hollywood Babble-On. He is known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.
Check out Kevin’s new film Killroy which is the first movie that is going to be released to the public as an NFT!
This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s:
Kevin was fortunate enough to work with legendary stand up Comedian George Carlin for his film Dogma. On the set of the film, which was largely about Christianity, he had a conversation with Carlin which made him question his Faith for the first time in his life.
For his upcoming NFT film Killroy, Kevin is working with Ringling College of Arts & Design students to create the film. The intention isn’t to be a blockbuster, it’s to capture the first film released as an NFT and help give the students a platform.
Another of the main points of excitement for Kevin in the NFT & Film space is the idea of collaboration– as someone who launched his career as an independent filmmaker, it reminds him of the early days of the internet.
A huge motivator for Kevin– particularly after the heart attack he suffered some years back– is desperation rather than creativity. Kevin has a huge will to make the creative visions he has happen, and he sees it as battling the clock to get as far down the list as possible.
To that last point, Kevin actually believes in quantity over quality when it comes to creative work. To sum it up– “F*ck quality– quality gets decided by the audience”
For all things Kevin Smith, check out https://thatkevinsmithclub.com/
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0:10 – Celebrate Yourself
1:21 – Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2:18 – Bonding on George Carlin
4:30 – ‘The Man’ Moment
5:29 – Lesson learned from George Carlin
9:08 – Repurposing / Interpreting George Carlin
10:34 – Jack of all trades
12:04 – Keep the pieces together
14:22 – Killroy as NFT
20:52 – Indie Film Moment
22:48 – NFT dropping on July 1st
23:39 – What excites you in web3?
25:31 – Relationship Advice
28:48 – Kevin’s North Star
