The iconoclastic filmmaker talks Tusk, podcasting and not calling his new movie a comeback.

Kevin Smith thought he was out.

And it gets even weirder from there.

People are like Hey, good for you.

You fucking did something different for a change.

And Ill take that over fuck you again, you know.

An interview with Smith is not exactly a typical question and answer session.

But its nice that its a comeback to the people who are in support of it.

Why dont they make something original?

I was like, Heres something original.

And it wasClerksthat changed my life.

Why wont they make the walrus movie?

How come some filmmaker out there… And then its like, I used to be a filmmaker.

I guess I could do it too.

If you want to make it, make it yourself.

You used to be that guy.

And thats when most cats are interesting to watch, when theyre done trying to like others and stuff.

And thats nobodys fault but my own.

And those movies arent gonna make any more money.

Im not a mainstream guy.

And suddenly my ideas got less weird and more mainstream so that fit in.

I love those movies theyre like my kids but theyre anonymous as any other fuckers movie.

Only Kevin Smith could have madeClerks.

Its nice 20 years later to have people be like, Only Kevin Smith would have madeTusk.

Movies are about escapism and what is more escapey than a big rubber suit all over someone?

Like the movies that I watched on cable in the 80s or The 4:30 Movie.

I grew up on the East Coast and we had this thing called The 4:30 Movie on channel 7.

Theres something to be said for the makeup, man, says Smith.

He has to work through it.

Thats what brought him to it man.

And you get this humanity in the eyes.

But he got what he wanted.

He got to do this part where he couldnt be charming.

She hit a moose with her car and it knocked her into a coma.

She wakes up from her coma.

And I was like, Fuck you, take my money.

I want to see a movie about a man eating moose.

The man-eating moose will be my crowning achievement.

For one moment weve all aligned where its just like this walrus thing was a worthwhile endeavor.

That might go away.

Next movie theyll be like, Go fuck yourself again.

Tuskis out in theaters now.

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