“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
“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's the open ocean right now because it's so unique. It's a really unique way of doing American television. There are a million possibilities. We can stay with the cops. We can introduce new worlds. And, who knows where it will end.” KnowsWorldWayEndsMillionsPossibilityTelevisionRight NowOceanUniqueNew WorldIntroducingCopAmerican Television Author:Veena Sud
“I think it is the hardest thing in the world. I'm endlessly intrigued by what human nature is capable of, both the horrible things we are capable of and also the heroic things. I'm really interested in exploring that side of human nature.” ThinkingWorldHumansSidesHuman NatureCapableHorribleHardestHeroicExploringHardest ThingIntriguedHorrible Things Author:Veena Sud
“Creating a world that reflects the inner voyage of our characters was really important. Also, because this isn't a black and white show, and this isn't about bad guys and good guys, but it's about good men being capable of bad things and vice versa, I wanted to be in a city that had contradiction.” MenWorldImportantCharacterShowsWantedGuyBlackWhiteCitiesCreatingCapableVicesContradictionGood ManBad ThingsBlack And WhiteBad GuysVoyagesVice VersaGood Guy Author:Veena Sud
“Seattle is beautiful. You look at the sky and it's one of the most beautiful skies in the world, and then there's the Puget Sound, which will kill you, if you fall into it, but it's also beautiful. Seattle is a city of contradictions. It's the most liberal and most literate city in America, and it has Starbucks and [Bill] Gates, but it's also where the Green River killer hunted women and where the runaway population is just shocking when you walk the streets. Within the same city, there's darkness and light.” IfsWorldLooksLightAmericaBeautifulFallSoundWalksCitiesDarknessSkyStreetsRiversGreenBillsPopulationContradictionGatesKillersShockingLight And DarknessSeattleStarbucksHuntedRunawayBeautiful You 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
