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Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Podcasting saved Kevin Smith's career. 

So said the filmmaker (and you can throw a few slashes after that title these days) at the South by Southwest festival here on Monday during a panel called, appropriately, "The Business of Kevin Smith." 

"I had no idea, but that would become the f---ing center of everything I'm doing now," said Smith, who broke into moves after making 1994's indie hit "Clerks" for roughly $25,000. 

"The ultimate freedom that allowed me to walk away from the 'heroin' [money] of the movie business -- what gave me the strength to walk away -- was [expletive] podcasting." 

Smith said he was working on "Zach and Miri Make a Porno," which he wrote and directed, when he realized the passion that led him to make movies like "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy" was gone. 

"For a while I became a filmmaker and for a while a professional director," he said. "But I really felt like I'm an artist." 

Smith said he decided to take advantage of his access to celebrities and gift of gab to launch a new project. And he deployed a technique he said has always served him well: do what you love and what you're good at, then figure out how to make money doing it. 

And that led to "SModcast," a weekly podcast that he and friend/co-producer Scott Mosier launched in 2007 and do to this day. 

It was free. But as its online audience grew, the opportunities to make money arose.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What was the event called?
Guess: South by Southwest

Question: Where was Kevin Smith speaking?
Guess: On a panel

Question: What was it called?
Guess: "The Business of Kevin Smith."

Question: What's his podcast called?
Guess: SModcast

Question: How often is it published?
Guess: Weekly

Question: Who else is on it?
Guess: Scott Mosier

Question: When did it start?
Guess: 2007

Question: Does he make money on it?
Guess: Yes

Question: How?
Guess: Opportunities to make money arose.

Question: What did he make use of to start it?
Guess: Access to celebrities

Question: Anything else?
Guess: His gift of gab

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Is this what let him get away from the movie industry?

Yes