In the TV business, you've got to write fast, and someone will tell you, "Can you rewrite this episode before... 6 p.m.?" So that's when you rewrite it. You can't wait for the muse to show up.
It's amazing how flexible the human mind is in terms of jumping into a backstory or an aside. Vonnegut is a great example - it's not a linear story b… - Noah Hawley
It's amazing how flexible the human mind is in terms of jumping into a backstory or an aside. Vonnegut is a great example - it's not a linear story b…
- Noah Hawley
There's only one note you ever get in broadcast and that's clarity. - Noah Hawley
There's only one note you ever get in broadcast and that's clarity.
I'm thirty-six years old and I've been married once and he left and I don't want to feel this way anymore. Like I can't be vulnerable. Can't relax. I… - Noah Hawley
I'm thirty-six years old and I've been married once and he left and I don't want to feel this way anymore. Like I can't be vulnerable. Can't relax. I…
My feeling has always been if you entertain people, they give you permission to do more on a thematic or character level. - Noah Hawley
My feeling has always been if you entertain people, they give you permission to do more on a thematic or character level.
There's still nothing like a book to really make you feel like you've disappeared into a world. - Noah Hawley
There's still nothing like a book to really make you feel like you've disappeared into a world.
I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the end draft. There will be … - Noah Hawley
I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the end draft. There will be …
A two-hour movie tends to be a plot-delivery device; you tend to have to introduce all the characters, say what the goal is, and then get there with … - Noah Hawley
A two-hour movie tends to be a plot-delivery device; you tend to have to introduce all the characters, say what the goal is, and then get there with …
A novel is a relationship, you know? When you read a book, the writer has done half the work, and you're doing half the work. You're providing the im… - Noah Hawley
A novel is a relationship, you know? When you read a book, the writer has done half the work, and you're doing half the work. You're providing the im…
If I have to write on an airplane or get up early to write or write late, you just gotta sit down. When you have the time, you have to be able to do … - Noah Hawley
If I have to write on an airplane or get up early to write or write late, you just gotta sit down. When you have the time, you have to be able to do …
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