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    „Ich bin mein Lebensunterhalt geworden“: Kevin Smith darüber, wie sein Nebenjob zum Zusammenbruch führte

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    1. MissSassifras1977 on

      I think that’s kind of what happened to many old Hollywood stars. Why we saw so many just spin the fuck out.

      (Marilyn, Liz, Judy, Brittany…..)

      They sell this manufactured representation of themselves and build a lifestyle around it.

      John Wayne was never a cowboy. But he sold himself as one, so he had to be that persona until the day he died.

      Rock Hudson denied being gay until the day before he died. Of AIDS.

      The facade breaks them down over time.

      But they have to keep it up because how else do they support their lifestyle, right?

      That’s why this new generation of stars don’t publicize themselves the way they used to.

      Remember when it was like obligatory that they’d either go on Oprah or Barbra Walters and have every personal detail exposed and scrutinized?

      No one does that anymore.

      The ones that do participate in the over saturation tend to fade quickly because they’re flawed humans, and society is so unforgiving now.

      It’s a big change. A good one. I’m happy he saved himself.

    3. Redpin on

      It’s interesting, he’s made 16 films, but he considers everything around that, his writing, podcast, and one-man-show type endeavours to be his actual career in some ways, undermining his „success“ as an actual filmmaker, and yet, *he is a filmmaker.* I don’t think he’s entirely wrong about his directing career being a product of his ability to be relevant, but I think the self-promotion aspect of being an artist has always been key, even if we’re loathe to admit it… 

    4. somesthetic on

      I’m sympathetic, but at the same time, he could have just retired at anytime after the 90s, when all his good films were behind him.

      The notion that he has to sell himself forever seems to come only from his own need for outside validation.

      Unless he’s super deep in debt.

    5. WingnutIsTaken on

      they can never make me hate kevin smith.

      five years ago, me and my best friend met him at a pop up restaurant he was running. he met every single fan in that line.

      when we got up, my buddy told kevin that he wanted to be a filmmaker and was currently in film school – he asked kevin for advice.

      kevin spoke to him for nearly 20 minutes about film. he gave him solid advice. my buddy met his hero and it was everything he could have ever wanted. it fundamentally changed his life.

      he could make 11 more yoga hosers and i will still sing his good graces

    6. PayPsychological9347 on

      He showed up when I was working on “ Comedy Bang Bang“. ( I was just painting sets, just a scrub..) He was quite obese, wearing some XXXL sports jersey, but that’s beside the point. All the crew seemed to have the same dim view of him. And his dreadful films. I thought I was alone, ,as an „old“ – late 40s then- in finding him irrelevant, but all the youngsters- 20s – thought he was an overrated , talentless hack, trying to hang on long past his “ use by “ date.

    7. pupjvc on

      His rise, coinciding with home computers being packaged with non-linear video editing software, made filmmaking more accessible.

    8. SeattleHasDied on

      He is a genuinely nice guy and goes out of his way to accommodate people, on and off set.

    9. kendostickball on

      Him, Lloyd Kaufman, and Chuck Tingle are the three people I’ve seen that have endless time for their fans, and all three have made me think “yo, take some time for you!”

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