“TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.” WritingDifferentCharacterStoriesTogetherPoliticalAnimalEmotionalTvsDevelopmentSmartDepthThese DaysCharacter DevelopmentReally SmartDifferent Animals Author:Connie Nielsen
“If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” IfsSelfMatterHandsAbleAbilityEmotionAwarenessEmotionalSmartEmpathySelf AwarenessIntelligenceManageEmotional IntelligenceDistressingNo Empathy Author:Daniel Goleman
“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
“Sometimes when I'm writing I'll play Cole Porter, just because the rhythms and the lyrics are so perfect that it's like having a smart partner in the room. I have a huge collection of music that I listen to when I'm writing, and I also prepare a lot of music before I start directing. I put it all onto an iPod that I have with me on the set. It's helpful to the actors, because for an emotional scene, I'll play it and say, this is how it feels, to keep us in the zone.” FeelsWritingSometimesPlayActorsPerfectRoomsEmotionalHugeSceneMusic IsSmartPartnersRhythmCollectionsZoneHelpfulIpods Author:Nancy Meyers
“Combining the lack of emotional literacy they may be imbued with, with the fact that if you're black you're not supposed to be that smart and if you... as a boy you're not even supposed to like school. All of the sudden you've got kids who are afraid, black kids and Latino kids who are afraid to be great, afraid to bask in the enjoyment of education, lest they be labeled less than black, less than Latino, less they be called the oreo.” IfsMayFactsKidsSchoolBlackBoysEmotionalSmartSupposed To BeEnjoymentLiteracyLatinoCombiningOreosEmotional Literacy Author:John Amaechi