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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-have-a-rule-i-will-not-alter-the-basic-history-of-a-real-life/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

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## More by Terence Winter

> [TV is a level playing field, and you're competing for eyeballs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/tv-is-a-level-playing-field-and-you-re-competing-for-eyeballs/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [It's challenging, in a way, but if you depict anyone with all the colors of human emotion and show those moments - with their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/it-s-challenging-in-a-way-but-if-you-depict-anyone-with-all-the/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [My favorite thing to write is people under pressure in high-stakes circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/my-favorite-thing-to-write-is-people-under-pressure-in-high-stakes/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-m-always-amazed-by-writers-who-say-oh-you-know-i-had-a-half-hour-so/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [I'm not interested in someone's credits. Let me see who you are, and tell me a story of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-m-not-interested-in-someone-s-credits-let-me-see-who-you-are-and/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [For me, I need to fully immerse myself in a script to the point where I'm literally locking myself away for weeks at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/for-me-i-need-to-fully-immerse-myself-in-a-script-to-the-point-where/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [If I hear an interesting turn of phrase on TV, I'll repeat it back - I just like to roll it around on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/if-i-hear-an-interesting-turn-of-phrase-on-tv-i-ll-repeat-it-back-i/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [During seventy years of TV, the audience came to feel that the rules are, you can't kill the second lead on your TV show!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/during-seventy-years-of-tv-the-audience-came-to-feel-that-the-rules/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [There's nothing funnier for me than taking two characters and throwing them into a pressure cooker and letting them turn on each other. Especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/there-s-nothing-funnier-for-me-than-taking-two-characters-and/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-guess-i-m-going-to-get-that-ice-cream-sundae-they-give-you-on-the/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [When Prohibition was first enacted in 1920, most people stockpiled alcohol, thinking they'd have enough to last them for years. By 1923, that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/when-prohibition-was-first-enacted-in-1920-most-people-stockpiled/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [We may live like saints, but when it comes to our fantasy life, everybody's got a little larceny in their soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/we-may-live-like-saints-but-when-it-comes-to-our-fantasy-life/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [I think that 'Vinyl''s faster-paced. I think 'Boardwalk' was much more luxurious in its storytelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-think-that-vinyl-s-faster-paced-i-think-boardwalk-was-much-more/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [I think people, whether they realize they're doing it or not, seek out distractions to take their minds off what they know is bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-think-people-whether-they-realize-they-re-doing-it-or-not-seek-out/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

> [If you're truly depicting human behavior in an honest way, it is a lot of miscommunication, non-communication, paranoia, passive aggressiveness. People don't finish sentences.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/if-you-re-truly-depicting-human-behavior-in-an-honest-way-it-is-a-lot/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

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