Quotes About Drama

Sometimes when I'm reading a script, I can't quite believe that this is going on television alongside cereal commercials.

I think with drama, at least for me, my process, there's a lot of thought. I do a lot of back story. I listen to a lot of music. I'm very committed to a process when it comes to drama, but with comedy, I think it's really about letting loose.

If two actors can communicate well during a scene, it works and makes for good chemistry.

I try not to compare myself to the character. Mulan makes it happen - not through big drama, but through little decisions and bravery and self-awareness.

Nothing really compares to the original 'Law & Order.'

Honestly, one of the reasons I wanted to do a comedy next was that I just kept thinking, 'I don't want to chase the next 'Breaking Bad,' because honestly, there may never be one.' I couldn't imagine any other drama comparing. And I just wanted to laugh.

You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told.

Everyone needs some kind of compelling drama in their life, basically.

One thing Vince McMahon does, and he does a lot of things great, but he knows how to create great television, very compelling television.

Kyunki' will never end. The way the story is going I don't see an end. People always complain that it's dragging along but they have to watch it every night!

One thing about television in Britain is that they're so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama.

Working on 'Mad Men' was an incredible experience. It was such an incredible show with beautiful writing and so much complexity.

Life has many of its own complexities, people don't want to see that on screen too.

I know that Liz Meriwether likes to keep things as honest and complicated as life can be, which is really fun for all of us.

I like playing interesting, complicated women.

'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.

I went to a school where theatre was a compulsory subject.

I love a sexy caper show, and I love shows about con artists.

Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things.

Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television.

'Turn Me Loose' was Off-Broadway, and now we are making a concerted effort to figure out how to get it to on Broadway.

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

When you're a writer, you're always looking for conflict. It's conflict that drives great stories.

I like conflict in songs.