“When I originally sold X-Men it was because I knew there was 40 years of stories. That was the point! Not only to do the movie and establish the characters, you know, you love the one you're doing. It was because there are all these great stories, what a wealth of drama.” KnowsMenYearsCharacterStoriesWealthDramaX MenLove The One You Re Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“The thrill of doing television versus features is in television you get to focus more on the characters.” CharacterFocusTelevisionFeaturesThrillVersus Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“There's 54 years of X-Men comics by now, so there are a lot of characters to explore.” MenYearsCharacterX Men Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“The best writers are gravitating to that world. What's rewarding also is this: you have a two hour movie, you can't really delve into character that much. In a TV show you can. You can delve into character. You can get into nitty gritty.” WorldTwoCharacterShowsHoursTvsTv Shows Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“Somehow we allow, if a character goes to the dark side, if we're hooked into that character - I'm obsessed with Peaky Blinders. Those characters are awful, and yet you root for them. You love them! Same with Breaking Bad. That's not as easy in a feature.” IfsCharacterEasySidesDarkRootsAwfulFeaturesObsessedDark SideHookedBlinders Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“In the Marvel world, some characters have similar powers. Initially some people might bump up against it, but if they really looked into the X-Men world they would see that characters do share similar powers.” PeopleIfsMenWorldCharacterMightShareBumpsX Men Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these different characters. That's what's exciting about this show [X-men], is the unusual casting.” MenDifferentCharacterShowsMovingExcitingBillsUnusualCastingClownX MenDifferent CharactersMime Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
