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Carlton Cuse Biography

Screenwriter

Carlton Cuse, born on March 22, 1959, is an acclaimed screenwriter known for his significant contributions to the television industry. He is best recognized for his work on hit series such as 'Lost' and 'Stranger Things'.

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Author:Carlton Cuse

“As hard as you try to write a good script and you have great intentions, this alchemy has to occur.”

Writing Trying Hard Intention Scripts Alchemy

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“You have to be able to get inside the heads of the characters and completely sympathize and understand them.”

Character Able

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“The Following and Hannibal are really well made, but the tone is very consistently dark.”

Wells Made Dark Following Tone Consistently

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“It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change.”

Past Notion

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“Tragedy is a great storytelling form. It worked extremely well for Shakespeare. It worked extremely well for Jim Cameron with Titanic.”

Wells Form Tragedy Storytelling Cameron

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“The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and theres ongoing creative revelations. Yes, its really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.”

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“I think that the best television now is giving you a three-act experience.”

Thinking Giving Three Television

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“I think that we're moving into this new phase of television where audiences are really embracing stories with a beginning, middle, and end.”

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“It's a very artistic process to translate and adapt a book into a series.”

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“As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.”

Thinking Actors Brain Helpful Prototype

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“We feel like "Lost" deserved a real resolution, not a "snow globe, waking up in bed, it's all been a dream, cut to black" kind of ending. We thought that would be kind of a betrayal to an audience that's been on this journey for six years. We thought that was not the right ending for our show.”

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Author:Carlton Cuse

About the Author

Born: March 22, 1959
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 12

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