“The power of telly is surprising. If you're in a six-part series, you're famous while it's on - people point in the street. Two weeks later it all goes back to normal.” PeopleIfsTwoWeekStreetsNormalSixSeriesSurprisingTwo Weeks Author:Paul McGann
“Since this was the first and only series I had ever produced, I was unaware of what the "Normal" environment was for a studio. I tried to run it as I did in my SF studio.” FirstsRunningEnvironmentNormalSeriesStudiosHypnosis Author:Joe Murray
“We've had a series of major news stories that have brought in viewers who either were sampling to see what else was available or were normal news watchers. The Florida recount and the end of the election was a huge development. And then 9/11 came along.” EndsStoriesLiteratureHugeDevelopmentNormalMajorsNewsElectionSeriesAvailableFloridaViewersWatchersSamplingNews Stories Author:Brit Hume
“I've always written towards movies that take place across two worlds. Most of the movies that I've worked on take place in two worlds, or sometimes three worlds, where you have a normal world and a fantasy world that mix and overlap. I never shy away from the series stuff in the real world. Big Fish is about mortality.” WorldTwoRealSometimesBigsThreeStuffFantasyWrittenNormalSeriesFishesShyMortalityReal WorldTwo WorldsFantasy WorldsBig Fish Author:John August
“My life and most people's lives are a series of little miracles -- strange coincidences which spring from uncontrollable impulses and give rise to incomprehensible dreams. We spend a lot of time pretending that we are normal, but underneath the surface each one of us knows that he or she is unique.” PeopleKnowsGivingLittlesDreamStrangeNormalUniqueSpringMiracleSeriesSurfaceImpulsePretendingCoincidenceUncontrollable Book:My Week with Marilyn Source: My Week with Marilyn