“…Each flick I’ve done is kind of a snapshot of where I was in my life when I wrote it; ‘Clerks II’ really speaks to where I am in life at the moment. You don’t have to be an analyst to look at the movie and go, ‘The Quick Stop means a little more than the Quick Stop, and Florida represents something more than just going to Florida.’ That’s kind of where I am. There’s definitely something bittersweet about arriving at ‘Clerks II.’”

NPR: “Don’t Miss: Kevin Smith Clocks In With Clerks II”

“…mith is funny, but unexpectedly touching when talking about the unambitious but utterly human individuals who inspire his movies. “Someone’s got to sell me the milk, dude,” he tells Inskeep. “Not everyone shoots for the moon… some people are happy to scrape by.”

WWeek: “Kings Of Convenience” (** MINOR SPOILERS **)

“…Surprisingly, the film works, and, in its own way, shows that Smith has matured in a way that all his other films were never able to convey. “I wasn’t wholly convinced. After I saw the screening, I gave a big sigh,” says Anderson.”

CanMag: “Nudity In Clerks II” (**SPOILERS**)

“…According to new clerk Trevor Fehrman, Mewes will whip it out any time. “It’s hard to not to feel intimate with a group of people when within days of meeting someone, you’ve seen their testicles,” said Fehrman. “Mewes will show you his testicles with very little coaxing. And I don’t know why. It’s not like they’re particularly beautiful. I don’t get what the deal is.”

Suite 101: “Kevin Smith’s Upcoming Projects”

“…Evening Harder is being moved to December. They’re going to delay it until Clerks II comes out on DVD and release it at the same time. So you’ll see two versions of the Lord of the Rings thing, the one I do and the one Randall does.”