I was in the equity-trading department at Merrill Lynch. I was there in 1987 when the market crashed.

- Terence Winter

I started with the book Boardwalk Empire and then immersed myself in the history of Atlantic City, World War I, the temperance movement, Prohibition,…

- Terence Winter

I'm always amazed by writers who say, "Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit." I just need a real big chunk of time to s…

- Terence Winter

Any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective gangster.

- Terence Winter

I have a rule: I will not alter the basic history of a real-life character to suit our fictional needs in a big way.

- Terence Winter

Now, the big box office successes are superhero stories. It seems there's a lowest common denominator mentality, in terms of movies that are almost p…

- Terence Winter

I guess ... I'm going to get that ice cream sundae they give you on the airplane. I usually pass on that, but I think I'm actually going to get extra…

- Terence Winter

As Oscar tells to Chalky, eventually we all run out of road...

- Terence Winter