“…That movie carries a pretty powerful and meaningful message,” said Smith, in town to promote his new film, Clerks II. “It is a really good-looking flick and very assured for a dude who hasn’t made a bunch.”

Sydney Morning Herald: “Silent Bob Strikes Back”

“…Dante and Randal are the characters that I love best,” he says. “They’re the ones that put me on the map, they’re the ones that are closest to my personality, like my id and my super-ego. I’m not sure what that means, but I read it in a review once and it sounded very smart.”

Herald Sun: “Silent Bob Speaks”

“…And if there’s ever gonna be a Clerks 3, it would be somewhere down the road in my 40s or 50s, when it might be interesting to check back in on Dante and Randal. But I don’t know about Jay and Bob so much, ‘cos at 45, leaning on a wall in front of a convenience store might be a little sad.”

The Age: “Off-kilter universe”

“…The sequel to the no-budget Sundance discovery that started his career a dozen years ago, Clerks II sounds like a desperate retreat after Jersey Girl. But it turns out to be a shrewd career move, in which he takes his characters into the present and even ratchets up his own marketing skills.”

Herald Sun: “Silent Bob Speaks”

“…And if there’s ever gonna be a Clerks 3, it would be somewhere down the road in my 40s or 50s, when it might be interesting to check back in on Dante and Randal. But I don’t know about Jay and Bob so much, ‘cos at 45, leaning on a wall in front of a convenience store might be a little sad.”

Herald Sun: “Kevin Rolls With the Hollywood Hits”

“…Smith described a similar event in Sydney on Tuesday as “religious”, with dedicated fans turning out for a reunion with characters they have now followed through six films over a decade.”