“I was definitely looking for a reason to impose rules in the story during the writing process... a set of reasons that you could graph for why it's not chaos and anarchy - for why it has to be order, and why you need architects and an architectural brain to create the world of the dream for the subject to enter.” WorldNeedsWritingReasonStoriesDreamOrderProcessBrainSubjectsChaosAnarchyArchitectWriting ProcessGraphs Author:Jonathan Nolan
“You know, we certainly have a great budget on the show, but the expansions to world of the show really arise because, and this is kind of the idea of the premise of the show, where is each week you're kind of meeting . . . It's random access.” KnowsWorldKindIdeasShowsWeekMeetingsAccessAriseBudgetsExpansionPremises Author:Jonathan Nolan
“Each week the machine is spitting out a number for a new person or a new world within New York that you get to know. And the idea from the beginning was that some of the characters would stick around and become part of the lives of the show, and the world of the show itself will continue to grow.” KnowsWorldPersonsIdeasCharacterShowsGrowsNumbersWeekNew YorkMachinesSticksNew World Author:Jonathan Nolan
“None of us like violence in the real world, but we're fascinated with it onscreen.” WorldRealViolenceReal WorldFascinated Author:Jonathan Nolan
