“Before I write anything, before I create any assumption in my mind about what it's like to be in that world, I go out there first. I'm very drawn to darkness and light, very drawn to cop drama, because there are very few places besides war and murder and a homicide investigation where you see the extremes of human nature - the darkest crevices and cracks in what people do to one another.” PeopleWorldWritingMindFirstsHumansWarLightDarknessHuman NatureDramaMurderExtremesAssumptionCracksInvestigationCopLight And DarknessHomicideCrevice Author:Veena Sud
“If I had multiple lives, I'd like to do many things, including being a homicide investigator. I'm not brave enough to chase people and draw down on them. Having spent time with that, it can be an incredibly terrifying job.” PeopleIfsEnoughJobsDrawsBraveIncludingMultipleHomicideInvestigators Author:Veena Sud
“Because we spent so much time in the writer's room, not even talking about where it goes, but just who the people are in our world, we could find all those unexpected moments and twists and turns that we didn't even see ourselves.” PeopleWorldMomentsTurnsRoomsTalkingUnexpectedOur WorldTwistsTwists And TurnsUnexpected Moments Author:Veena Sud
“It was a very, very intense and long casting process [for The Killing] because we really had to find the right people who could carry the weight of this story, who had the chops and who had the spirit, where they could bring in so much of their own selves to these characters. So, the casting process took many months.” PeopleLongSelfCharacterStoriesSpiritProcessMonthsWeightKillingIntenseCasting Author:Veena Sud
“It's a challenge, for sure. My family is not seeing me at all, for probably the next six months, and they haven't seen me for the last year. I'm really blessed with a lot of great partners, including my writing staff. Being able to rely on the people around me has really helped out.” PeopleWritingYearsAbleLastsNextChallengesSeeingHavensMonthsSixMy FamilyBlessedIncludingPartnersRelyLast YearStaffSix Months Author:Veena Sud
“The most surprising thing to me is what an incredibly intense effort it's been to create a world from the ground up. I had run a show that had already existed and had been created by the show-runner, Meredith [Stiehm]. It's a very different experience to come in at ground zero and meet people and assemble the cast and crew. As a group and as a family, we're creating this world.” PeopleWorldDifferentShowsRunningEffortGroupsThis WorldCreatingCastsIntenseZeroSurprisingCrewRunnersDifferent ExperiencesGround ZeroSurprising Things Author:Veena Sud
