Kevin Smith is a wordsmith. The language is the tool through which he transcribes his creative expressions upon the world. Since he made Clerks, his journey has been to perfect his medium of expression. It is interesting that he began his journey in film. Film is primarily a visual medium, yet he is not primarily a visual guy. He admits his particular weaknesses, too, though I don't see that they have to be looked at as weaknesses. He has a keen eye for life and the inner journey of people, emotionally, spiritually, and can wed the language into a spiraling dance of the sacred touching the profane in all those places where the human animal ooohs and aaahs in ways that we all recognize. Coupled with lots of geeky references, of course.
This is just more of Smith in front of audiences and tracking his journey as a public speaker. Rather than being seen at a series of college auditoriums, he is seen at two city amphitheaters, the first being in Toronto where he admits to his love for all things Canadian and talks more and more about usually Smithy type things. The key one is where he goes on about being associated with comic book properties and you hear his rationale as to why he never will do one. He regards himself as too impatient to be a good action director, where you have to be supremely visually detailed with an eye to repetition and perfection.
But...he still thinks of Ranger Danger, his own space opera creation, so never say never.
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