“Muslims have a right to every other people, like everybody, to come to the United States.” Quote by Dalia Mogahed
“We just keep making the shows that we love, and the good news is that we can never rest on our laurels, knowing that we're going to be on forever. We're constantly challenged to write the very best story that we can, week in and week out, hoping that that will allow us to keep telling more of them.” WritingStoriesShowsForeverKnowingWeekNewsGood NewsLaurels Author:Jeff Pinkner
“We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country.” PeopleCountryGunConcernedKilling Author:Dalia Mogahed
“We're well aware of how intelligent our audience is. We're well aware that Fringe is a show that you really need to lean forward into and pay attention to and think about. It's not designed to be a show that you can watch while you're folding laundry.” ThinkingNeedsWellsShowsPayAttentionWatchesAudienceIntelligentPay AttentionFringeLaundryFolding Author:Jeff Pinkner
“We don't want to bury our heads in the sand about serious issues.” WantIssuesSeriousSandSerious Issues Author:Dalia Mogahed
“So, we're well aware of the questions that our audience is inevitably going to ask. We're well aware of how carefully they watch the show and hold us to continuity. We're certainly aware of the debates that are going to occur.” WellsShowsAsksWatchesAudienceDebateContinuity Author:Jeff Pinkner
“You know, a meme is now circulating that's called the Ostrich Brigade. And it's used to describe all those people who are burying their heads in the sand. I call it the three D strategy. It's denial, deflection, and a demonization of those of us who want to speak honestly about these issues of extremism.” PeopleKnowsWantUsedThreeSpeakIssuesStrategyHonestlyDenialSandExtremismMemesBuryingOstrichesDeflection Author:Dalia Mogahed
“I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.” HelpingRolesGroupsBridgesAmbassadors Author:Joichi Ito
“Our audience holds us to an incredibly high standard of continuity and emotional authenticity. We don't toy with that, but oftentimes we write stories, in order to spark debate. We're very determined to always give the answer. We don't want to leave a lot of things open to debate, at the end of the day.” WantGivingWritingEndsStoriesOrderAnswersAudienceEmotionalStandardsDeterminedDebateAuthenticityThe End Of The DaySparksToysContinuityHigh Standards Author:Jeff Pinkner
“This is a book called Women in the Shade of Islam. It's published by the government of Saudi Arabia. I picked it up in Pakistan, where the Taliban Ladies Auxiliary, and our young wife in California would've picked up an item like this. And it puts out that Salafi-Wahhabi ideology that is ultimately the toxic poison that is crossing all these borders.” BookGovernmentYoungWifeIslamIdeologyCaliforniaBordersPoisonShadeToxicPakistanItemsCrossingsTalibanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisThis Is A BookYoung Wife Author:Dalia Mogahed
“We can't say anything, but just remember that, on Fringe, nothing is as it seems. There's always a little more to the story behind the story. He's definitely a large part, going forward. A lot of things will come full circle.” LittlesStoriesSeemsRememberBehindsCirclesSay AnythingFringeFull Circle Author:J.H. Wyman