Marti Noxon
You really can't quantify what 'Dietland' is.
I think I've also grown a little bit in that I'm not so easily dissuaded if I really believe something.
A show can be completely dead before you even get on the air. I've been privy to a couple of those.
I think my biggest problem as a creative person trying to work within a business for profit was that it was very important to me that people liked me. Over the years, observing other showrunners who made work that I so admired, I realized that that had to go. This couldn't be my first priority. My first priority had to be the work.
Eating disorders are A) not fun at parties, and B) they're not very fun in movies.
When people are like, ''UnREAL' is so dark,' I'm like, 'Hahahahahahahahahaha! Wait 'til you get to 'Sharp Objects.''
Any press is good press.
In 'UnREAL', for me, just being so openly feminist, just being so overtly, like, 'This show is about women who are not necessarily likable, doing a job that is despicable, and we are not going to be afraid of that.'
You should live hoping you are going to offend people, because then you're doing something.
Can't write worrying what the Internet's going to think.
We're in the second golden age of television, and to me, one of the most profound things that's happening in TV is just that by default that opened the door to more women, more people of color, more outliers. It's one of the greatest side effects of the digital revolution.Collection: People
I think the barrier for a lot of people to actual, real, lasting love is the fantasy. The problem is that we think in "happily ever after" love, but real love grows over time, and priorities change.Collection: Real
Everybody expects to have a filmic experience when they're watching television, whether they're watching network, basic cable, premium, or streaming.Collection: Streaming
I've always had a flare for the dramatic. I thought about being an actor and I thought about directing, but writing truly became something I needed to do, just to stay sane. It's my over-pressure valve.Collection: Writing
Absolutely, love exists in this universe.Collection: Universe
To be able to actually sit in a theater and watch people get off on anything that I had a part in, is just thrilling. When you work in television, it's an isolating experience. You rarely ever get to watch it with an audience.Collection: People