J. Michael Straczynski Quotes - Page 6

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• Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Way, Path

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• Whenever you write for someone else, you're always aware - sometimes overtly, other times at an almost cellular, subliminal level - of the rules about what you can and can't do.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Writing, Levels, Sometimes

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• When writers don't know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Weed, Character, Focus

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• A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Book, Different

  "JMS Gives New BEFORE WATCHMEN Details, Defends Project". Interview with Vaneta Rogers, www.newsarama.com. March 17, 2012.

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• No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Forever, Population, Arms

  "Fictional character: Citizen G'Kar". Babylon 5 (TV Series), www.imdb.com. 1994-1998.

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• Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Character, Numbers, Firsts

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• A lot of television tends to assume that audiences don't have the attention span or the IQ to follow a lot of stuff.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Stuff, Attention, Television

  Source: collider.com

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• I have friends in different parts of the world, and they'll all go online at the same time and all pull up a movie and hit play, at the same moment, and then they'll comment to each other about it. They're sharing an experience, even though they're on different parts of the planet.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Play, Pull Ups, Different

  Source: collider.com

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• You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Voice, Directors

  Source: collider.com

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• When you walk into a movie theater, you don't walk out half-way through, and then come back the next day to watch the rest of it.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Next Day, Way, Watches

  Source: collider.com

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• I'm all for crossovers if they benefit the individual books.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Book, Benefits, Individual

  "J. Michael Straczynski Talks Studio JMS, Joe’s Comics, EPIDEMIC, VLAD DRACULA, His Desire To Work With Neil Gaiman, and More". Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. July 28, 2012.

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• I think for any writer, creating and controlling your own property is the ultimate dream.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Dream, Thinking, Creating

  "J. Michael Straczynski Talks Studio JMS, Joe’s Comics, EPIDEMIC, VLAD DRACULA, His Desire To Work With Neil Gaiman, and More". Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. July 28, 2012.

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• I've worked on high visibility shows that weren't always the best, and low visibility shows that I love but that didn't have the PR behind them.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Visibility, Lows, Shows

  Source: collider.com

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• Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Writing, People, Stories

  Source: collider.com

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• People in a cluster are bound to each other automatically, and can see each other automatically.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  People, Clusters, Bounds

  Source: collider.com

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• Science fiction shows are traditionally about the gimmick or the gadget and tend to be emotionally cool to the touch.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Gimmicks, Fiction, Gadgets

  Source: collider.com

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• You can't always relate to the big action things, but you can relate to small moments.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Small Moments, Action, Bigs

  Source: collider.com

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• On most TV shows, you work on a set and do some location.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Tv Shows, Location, Tvs

  Source: collider.com

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• I want to have time. When you're doing a monthly book, you're like a man racing after a bus. You're breathless and red-faced. I want to build in quality control.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Book, Men, Racing

  "J. Michael Straczynski Talks Studio JMS, Joe’s Comics, EPIDEMIC, VLAD DRACULA, His Desire To Work With Neil Gaiman, and More". Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. July 28, 2012.

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