“I think it's satisfying for people to feel that that relationship is reciprocal in some way. The truth is, you do have a relationship with your fans, and there is a feedback loop there. And while you have to be careful not to write a show just for the superfans, that kind of feedback is really valuable.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsWritingKindShowsFansTruth IsCarefulValuableSatisfyingBe CarefulFeedbackLoopsReciprocal Author:Matt Nix
“A "showrunner" as a position is a relatively new thing. It used to be the executive producer. That's not true anymore. Now it's evolved into this model where people look to showrunners and say, that guy is that show. It's just become a lot more interesting to know the showrunner and to get a sense of that person.” PeopleKnowsLooksPersonsShowsUsedGuyInterestingPositionModelsProducersUsed To BeExecutivesNew ThingsThat Guy Author:Matt Nix
“People joke about me that I talk in voiceovers. I have that sort of inflection. But I do talk in voiceovers. I have done it my whole life.” PeopleDoneWholeJokesWhole Life Author:Matt Nix
“The idea of the writer/producer in television is much younger than people think it is.” PeopleThinkingIdeasTelevisionProducers Author:Matt Nix
“I really gravitate to the comedy of tonal contrasts. I hope that doesn't sound insufferably pretentious. What I mean is people having reactions to things that seem inappropriate, or being happy in an apparently unhappy situation.” PeopleMeanSeemsSoundSituationComedyUnhappyReactionsContrastPretentiousInappropriate Author:Matt Nix
“One of the things that I have always been interested in is the actual experience of people in their lives as opposed to what we think their experience should be.” PeopleThinkingShould Author:Matt Nix
“I am very conscious on a daily basis of how extraordinarily blessed I am to get to do what I do and work with the people that I work with, so I make a practice of being grateful.” PeoplePracticeConsciousBasesBlessedGratefulBe Grateful Author:Matt Nix
