“There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.” PeopleIfsKnowsUseShowsAnswersSecretKnow HowWeekProgramNarrativeStringsEnginesComing Back Author:J.H. Wyman
“The way that I work is that I try to work in metaphors, and you can't write a metaphor unless you know where you're going, so I always think about the future.” ThinkingKnowsWayWritingTryingMetaphor Author:J.H. Wyman
“I would much rather have somebody say, "You know what? I just didn't like what you were doing," then say, "They didn't know what they were doing." I know what I'm doing. If it's going to be bad, or if it's great, it's me, in either case.” IfsKnowsCases Author:J.H. Wyman
“So, I can live with people saying, "I didn't like it." But I can't live with people saying, "There just seems to be no plan here," 'cause there is a plan. And a lot of people fall into that, where they don't know what their show is yet. Their pilot gets picked up, and they have to figure it out. I would hate to be in that situation.” PeopleKnowsI CanShowsSeemsHateFallCausesSituationPlansFiguresPilots Author:J.H. Wyman
“The future that I see celebrates those types of like-minded ideals and ideas. I don't know what's coming, but I know that we're not going to get knocked out so easy.” KnowsIdeasEasyTypeIdealsCelebrate Author:J.H. Wyman
“The whole message of the piece was that possessions are transient. You don't know if you are going to be able to have time with somebody, so you better be careful.” IfsKnowsWholeAblePiecesMessagesCarefulPossessionBe CarefulTransient Author:J.H. Wyman
“You don't know what's coming for you in life, and you don't know what's around the corner. When you're in a great deal of pain, you're only imagining your world the way it is.” KnowsWorldWayPainDealsCornersAround The Corner Author:J.H. Wyman
“It's a sci-fi show on network television, and everybody knows that it's an amazing feat that we've been on for so many years. The fans, the press and everyone has been so incredibly kind and so incredibly supportive that we feel like it's a success, in any way, shape or form. It's an expensive canvas.” KnowsWayFeelsYearsKindHas BeensShowsFormFansTelevisionShapesPressesExpensiveSci FiCanvasSupportiveFeats Author:J.H. Wyman
