Patton Oswalt

I mean, I just always wanted to do stuff that I thought was interesting. A lot of my metrics are, well, if I'm going to be really honest, my two metrics are I'm in this for the money and the anecdotes. I want really cool stories and I'd like to make some money. But I also love the I love getting a project where you're like, how are they going to pull this off? I have to say yes to this.

This, you know, so when like Boots Riley sends me, you know, sorry to bother you, I'm like, there's horse mutants and there's, I'm someone's white, how the, I have to do it. You know, you have to do that. Or when there was a group called Five Second Films and they did this amazing movie. It's called Dude Bro Party Massacre, the part three. And it's been one of those, it's like this love story

This, you know, so when like Boots Riley sends me, you know, sorry to bother you, I'm like, there's horse mutants and there's, I'm someone's white, how the, I have to do it. You know, you have to do that. Or when there was a group called Five Second Films and they did this amazing movie. It's called Dude Bro Party Massacre, the part three. And it's been one of those, it's like this love story

and hate letter to all these 80s slasher movies. I can't even describe how brilliant this thing is. And it had this tiny release and it's slowly one of those things that everyone that sees it is like, oh my God, this thing is brilliant. And I had to like, yeah. Always say yes to the weird, interesting thing Because, again, it just gives you better memories, too. You know?

and hate letter to all these 80s slasher movies. I can't even describe how brilliant this thing is. And it had this tiny release and it's slowly one of those things that everyone that sees it is like, oh my God, this thing is brilliant. And I had to like, yeah. Always say yes to the weird, interesting thing Because, again, it just gives you better memories, too. You know?

Also, say yes to the thing that's going to be a really cool adventure. Like, obviously, I would love to work with a Scorsese or a Tarantino or a Catherine Bigelow. But I'd also kind of like to work with...

Also, say yes to the thing that's going to be a really cool adventure. Like, obviously, I would love to work with a Scorsese or a Tarantino or a Catherine Bigelow. But I'd also kind of like to work with...

um ue bowl just because you know that's going to be an insane you know or harmony corrine just for the for the uh the stories like something truly brilliant is going to happen but you also embrace weird in a way that most people don't well because i weird isn't weird to me that the weird people The weird people to me are the people that are trying to act so normal.

um ue bowl just because you know that's going to be an insane you know or harmony corrine just for the for the uh the stories like something truly brilliant is going to happen but you also embrace weird in a way that most people don't well because i weird isn't weird to me that the weird people The weird people to me are the people that are trying to act so normal.

Those are the ones that always make me put my spidey senses up, like you're being a little too normal. It's the people that, and the quote-unquote weird, they never think that they're weird. Someone like Maria Bamford or John Waters said, They think they're the normal one. I'm actually reacting to this world in a, based on what the world is, this is a sane reaction to it. This is not weird at all.

Those are the ones that always make me put my spidey senses up, like you're being a little too normal. It's the people that, and the quote-unquote weird, they never think that they're weird. Someone like Maria Bamford or John Waters said, They think they're the normal one. I'm actually reacting to this world in a, based on what the world is, this is a sane reaction to it. This is not weird at all.

So that kind of, I'm so much more attracted to that kind of living, that kind of living design.

So that kind of, I'm so much more attracted to that kind of living, that kind of living design.

I am all – This is gonna sound weird. I am all for restrictions. I don't understand everyone that's like, you should be able to say anything. It's like, guys, no. The restrictions are there for you to find clever, diabolical ways around it and then get to say it. If everything is allowed, then there's no danger or fun to it. You've gotta have, I want that outlaw element

I am all – This is gonna sound weird. I am all for restrictions. I don't understand everyone that's like, you should be able to say anything. It's like, guys, no. The restrictions are there for you to find clever, diabolical ways around it and then get to say it. If everything is allowed, then there's no danger or fun to it. You've gotta have, I want that outlaw element

You know, and all this about cancel culture, who the fuck has been canceled? Now, everyone that they talk about has been canceled is filling arenas. The only people that have been canceled, the ones who've actually committed like sex crimes. They're not, but they haven't been shut down because of what they said. Those are fucking rapists. So, you know, Lenny Bruce wasn't raping people.

You know, and all this about cancel culture, who the fuck has been canceled? Now, everyone that they talk about has been canceled is filling arenas. The only people that have been canceled, the ones who've actually committed like sex crimes. They're not, but they haven't been shut down because of what they said. Those are fucking rapists. So, you know, Lenny Bruce wasn't raping people.

He found a way around getting shit, you know, saying what he wanted to say until he was unfortunately crushed. But there's ways... I'm not making a good point here, but like have some of the, it drives me crazy when people say like, you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. Okay, that is such an insult to Mel Brooks.

He found a way around getting shit, you know, saying what he wanted to say until he was unfortunately crushed. But there's ways... I'm not making a good point here, but like have some of the, it drives me crazy when people say like, you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. Okay, that is such an insult to Mel Brooks.

He couldn't make Blazing Saddles then and he found a way to make it and he'd find a way to make it now because he's fucking Mel Brooks.