“It's very important to keep the emotions grounded, to keep the characters in some real place.” Quote by Marc Webb
“Working with the actors, working with production designers, working with the creative people who surround the process is really fun, it's really inspiring and I take great pleasure in working with them. That's what's most fun about directing.” PeopleActorsFunProcessPleasureCreativeProductionsDesignerSurroundCreative PeopleReally Inspiring Author:Marc Webb
“You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.” TermAnswersAudienceNarrative Author:Frank Spotnitz
“The one thing you can do that the audience can't do - all those smart people online in the chat rooms can't do - is deliver a satisfying emotional journey for a human being, for a character.” PeopleHumansCharacterCan DoHuman BeingsRoomsAudienceOne ThingJourneyEmotionalSmartOnlineSatisfyingSmart People Author:Frank Spotnitz
“Create a really interesting, complex person that you want to know more about, and take her on a journey that is rich and fulfilling and that has an end that is perfectly fulfilling, and that has an end that is perfect for that character, and the audience will love it.” KnowsWantPersonsEndsCharacterPerfectInterestingAudienceRichJourneyComplexesFulfillingReally Interesting Author:Frank Spotnitz
“If my whole game depends on whether you can guess the ending or not, I'm done, forget it.” IfsDoneWholeGamesForgetDependsForget It Author:Frank Spotnitz
“The primary reason people watch television is you want to see the world through somebody else's eyes, and learn what that's like. You can only live one life, and so you get to see other lives through these characters.” PeopleWorldWantReasonCharacterEyeWatchesTelevisionLike YouPrimaries Author:Frank Spotnitz
“The challenge is creating a character that's rich and interesting to warrant following for a number of years.” YearsCharacterChallengesInterestingNumbersRichCreatingFollowingWarrants Author:Frank Spotnitz
“When people are out of their comfort zone, it’s more dramatic, more prone to have more entertaining experiences, get into fights. That’s the dramatic instinct, to move people out of what they know and make them deal with it.” PeopleKnowsMovingFightingDealsComfortInstinctDramaticZoneEntertainingComfort Zone Author:Conor McPherson
“We're all ordinary in a way. We can all be hurt. We can all be unbalanced. We all have feelings. Life can treat us harshly, even shockingly sometimes.” WaySometimesFeelingsHurtOrdinaryTreatsUnbalanced Author:Conor McPherson
“It's probably the last thing you think about when you're making a film is other people's problems. You're thinking about your problem, which is making the movie. But you do have a responsibility. You can't mess around with people's emotions.” PeopleThinkingProblemLastsFilmEmotionResponsibilityMessThinking About YouOther People's Problems Author:Conor McPherson
