“As someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily get the best story through that approach.” ThinkingStoriesInterestApproachCreatingBackgroundsCommitteesCreating Stories Author:Nic Pizzolatto
“I never liked the whole idea of [creating your own] background, if it's not pertinent, where the character lived as a child, and who I was and how I was. That never helped me in any way, so I don't even do that.” IfsWayChildrenIdeasWholeCharacterCreatingBackgroundsPertinent Author:Maria Bello
“I'm not from a particularly sci-fi background. I'm not anti sci-fi at all, but I've never been known as a sci-fi writer and, suddenly, I was creating a flagship BBC sci-fi show, which is terrifying sometimes.” SometimesShowsKnownCreatingBackgroundsSci Fi Author:Ben Richards
“I have an artist background and I got into the field because I heard things in my own head that weren't happening and I wanted to have the control. So I learned to record and mix and do all those things. I found it as a means to an end, and I was fascinated by sound and creating sound. I very quickly became addicted to understanding everything there was to know.” KnowsMeanEndsWantedArtistFoundUnderstandingSoundMy OwnRecordsHeardFieldsCreatingHappeningsBackgroundsFascinatedMeans To An EndUnderstanding Everything Author:Emily Lazar
“As I got older, then my particular ambitions started cohering around creating a world in which people of different races or backgrounds or faiths can recognize each other's humanity, or creating a world in which every kid, regardless of their background, can strive and achieve and fulfill their potential.” PeopleWorldDifferentKidsHumanityRaceAchieveParticularAmbitionCreatingStriveBackgroundsDifferent Races Author:Barack Obama