“The risk is that you furnish the project with new suggestions to try and freshen it up; it's not always beneficial. You risk betraying the original intention with the story, forgetting what it is you really want to portray.” WantTryingStoriesForgetRiskProjectsOriginalsIntentionBetrayalBetraySuggestionsBeneficial Author:Lars von Trier
“The word 'risk' derives from the early Italian risicare, which means 'to dare'. In this sense, risk is a choice rather than a fate. The actions we dare to take, which depend on how free we are to make choices, are what the story of risk is all about. And that story helps define what it means to be a human being.” HumansMeanHelpingStoriesActionChoicesHuman BeingsFateRiskDependsDareItalian Book:Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Source: Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
“Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story can take a left turn on you, it's easy to do, but it has to be done very, very carefully, or else you risk losing the audience's trust.” ThinkingIdeasHardDoneStoriesTurnsLeftEasyAudienceRiskLosingTwistsTurn-on Author:Damon Lindelof