“As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingSituationClearTelevisionTypeAll ThingsJournalistExposedProvenConcise Author:Frank Spotnitz
“If people walk out of the movie and they think about it, then that's quite something.” PeopleIfsThinkingWalks Author:Frank Spotnitz
“I think a pilot is a pilot, no matter who's judging it, but I will say I am thinking a lot about how to tell stories for the series in a streaming environment where you can anticipate a huge portion of the audience will consume an entire season in the course of a day, two days or a week.” ThinkingTwoMatterStoriesCoursesAudienceEnvironmentWeekJudgingHugeSeasonsSeriesPilotsPortionsAnticipateTwo DaysStreaming Author:Frank Spotnitz
“I like projects that are entertaining, where I'm emotionally engaged and there's something to think about afterwards.” ThinkingProjectsEngagedEntertaining Author:Frank Spotnitz
“I don't like television and movies where it's like, "Well, that was entertaining, but when I think back on it, that didn't really make sense and it's empty." That's like junk food, to me.” ThinkingWellsTelevisionEmptyMake SenseEntertainingJunkJunk Food Author:Frank Spotnitz
“It sounds corny, but I think people need stories to process the world. That's our business. That's the job we're in. We tell stories.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsStoriesJobsProcessSoundCorny Author:Frank Spotnitz
“When I sit down, I find that it's much easier for me to want to consume a movie than to dip back into 20 or 40 or 60 hours of a television series. I think a great movie is really amazing. But, television does give you a larger canvas.” ThinkingWantGivingDoeHoursTelevisionEasierSeriesCanvasDipReally Amazing Author:Frank Spotnitz
