“The thing I love about this story [The Killing] and this type of storytelling is that I don't have to know the end before I know the beginning.” KnowsEndsStoriesTypeKillingStorytellingThings I Love 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
“I'm really trying to just keep this internal, and be faithful to the story and the characters, and keep 99.9% of my brain there, serving the story. It's a great network. It's the golden network of cable, so it's totally an honor to be there and tell this story, but I try not to think about anything beyond that.” ThinkingTryingCharacterStoriesBrainHonorGoldenFaithfulInternalsServingCablesBeing Faithful Author:Veena Sud
“I heard John Wells say something really smart, many years ago. He said, "Assume your audience is really intelligent. Assume that they are really smart, and tell your story that way." So, for me, it's about never assuming that they will go away because they're not entertained.” WayYearsWellsSaidStoriesAudienceHeardSmartYears AgoIntelligentAssumingGoing AwayReally SmartSmart Man Author:Veena Sud
“We read novels. We read hundreds of pages of words, when the story is good because we're willing to stay there. I hope the story is good. I'm going into this venture thinking that the audience is really smart and really wants to hear all the nuances of what we're saying.” ThinkingWantStoriesNovelAudienceWillingPagesSmartVentureNuanceReally Smart Author:Veena Sud
