And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022- Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Parade, The AV Clubīob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. “I’ve known Bob Odenkirk for more than thirty years, and yet I had to read this book to believe his stunning career arc.”-Conan O’Brien Show, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty. In this “essential” ( Entertainment Weekly), “hilarious” ( AV Club) memoir, the star of Mr. I highly recommend this memoir for both Odenkirk fans and those interested in comedy writing or show business.” Odenkirk narrates the audio book and hearing his voice, his inflection, really added my enjoyment of his memoir. It is no means discouraging for budding writers and actors, only a realistic look at how crazy your trajectory in this field can be, including many times that the excitement for a project can build, only to fizzle and land in obscurity. He also goes into great detail about the amount of hard work, rejection, and bit of luck that it has taken for him to reach this point in his career.

Although his commercial success came about ten years ago with his role of Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, Odenkirk has had quite a long career in show business, including writing for Saturday Night Live.Odenkirk repeatedly expresses his passion for comedy writing. “Writer and actor Bob Odenkirk writes his first, mid-life memoir, sharing details from his long career in show business.

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