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Trivia[]

  • Owns a comic book store, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey.
  • Sold his comic book collection for money to film Clerks and after the film was a success he bought the collection back.
  • Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Illinois Wesleyan University on May 7, 2000.
  • Attended Vancouver Film School but dropped out halfway through.
  • Shot a pictorial of his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach, for Playboy Magazine.
  • In high school, he video taped his school's sporting events and town meetings for the local cable access station.
  • Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000.
  • Is an AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) member.

Quotes[]

  • "They're like, 'I can't believe Kevin Smith gets into comics, and all he can do is a superhero comic.' Well, that's what I want to do."
  • "Now you've gotta spend two thousand bucks to stay at my house. And for five, I'll let you photograph my wife in the shower."
  • "Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers."

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