You spend so much of your life crafting this stuff that you want to laugh in the room. I don't want to sit there and slit my wrists. And I think it reflects reality. People use humor to survive, even in the most horrific situations.
I don't set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I'm introduced to them, I fol… - Jenji Kohan
I don't set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I'm introduced to them, I fol…
- Jenji Kohan
You want everyone to be a full character. No one is just evil, or very few people are, hopefully. They're characters, so you want to flush them out. … - Jenji Kohan
You want everyone to be a full character. No one is just evil, or very few people are, hopefully. They're characters, so you want to flush them out. …
I'm always looking for a nexus, where you can put all these diverse people together, see how they respond to one another, see what they learn about e… - Jenji Kohan
I'm always looking for a nexus, where you can put all these diverse people together, see how they respond to one another, see what they learn about e…
I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a genius and just a lovely soul, and I wanted her voice … - Jenji Kohan
I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a genius and just a lovely soul, and I wanted her voice …
Even during the casting process, the pools of talent are so deep when you have a call for Latin women or black women or a middle-aged woman because t… - Jenji Kohan
Even during the casting process, the pools of talent are so deep when you have a call for Latin women or black women or a middle-aged woman because t…
First of all, I find everything funny, which is upsetting to my children sometimes, and to people in my life, in general. - Jenji Kohan
First of all, I find everything funny, which is upsetting to my children sometimes, and to people in my life, in general.
As long as there are still interesting stories and still interesting people that we want to meet, I can keep it going. But, we all have to be investe… - Jenji Kohan
As long as there are still interesting stories and still interesting people that we want to meet, I can keep it going. But, we all have to be investe…
You spend so much of your life crafting this stuff that you want to laugh in the room. I don't want to sit there and slit my wrists. And I think it r… - Jenji Kohan
You spend so much of your life crafting this stuff that you want to laugh in the room. I don't want to sit there and slit my wrists. And I think it r…
If you go to a network and say, "I wanna do prison stories about black women and Latino women and old women," you're not gonna make a sale. But, if y… - Jenji Kohan
If you go to a network and say, "I wanna do prison stories about black women and Latino women and old women," you're not gonna make a sale. But, if y…
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