Audience Quotes by David Nutter

8 Audience quotes by David Nutter

David Nutter’s eight succinct reflections on the audience cut straight to the core of television impact, giving you a quick reminder of how direction shapes viewer experience.

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Really, the audience's objective is to exercise their emotions when they're watching. They want to lean in and care.

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To me, the most important selling point of 'Roswell' was that the audience has to believe in the characters they're watching.

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With 'Millennium,' you're not going to see the normal TV character developments that people might think 'Oh, the audience wants to see…

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You use marketing to see what an audience's first impression is because that is something you can never really know yourself until…

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On the 'X-Files' our attitude always was respect the audience.

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I'm a big believer in making sure that action is not confusing and the audience understands what the characters are up to…

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What's most important is to create an atmosphere that's real, providing characters the audience can root for. Once they become emotionally attached,…

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One really can't control or think about the reaction of the audience because you're so steeped in trying to get what you…

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Without having an emotional connection or some relatability to the characters, there's really nothing to root for, in some respect.

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I thrive best when I'm in a positive situation - that's the most important thing.

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What's important is you have to care about what you're watching and the characters you're watching and what they are going through.

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