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> [As a writer you see the big picture and how you can tell as one character, how your storyline is going to meet up with all these other storylines. And as an actor you're thinking of all the minutiae, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/as-a-writer-you-see-the-big-picture-and-how-you-can-tell-as-one/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

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> [I think, as a writer, you see the big picture, and as an actor, you're thinking of all the minutiae, all the very small details.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/i-think-as-a-writer-you-see-the-big-picture-and-as-an-actor-you-re/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

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## More by Richard Dormer

> [In scale, 'Fortitude' is just as big as 'Game of Thrones.' It's equally as epic - it's just starting out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/in-scale-fortitude-is-just-as-big-as-game-of-thrones-it-s-equally-as/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [When I was 16, my friends were in a drama group, and they asked me to join. I said no, I'm not interested, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/when-i-was-16-my-friends-were-in-a-drama-group-and-they-asked-me-to/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [I think the benefit of being a writer is that I'm looking for the subtext on the page, because all good writing has subtext.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/i-think-the-benefit-of-being-a-writer-is-that-i-m-looking-for-the/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [Sometimes you even start to sound like the character because you're living and breathing them every day on the set. It gets into your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/sometimes-you-even-start-to-sound-like-the-character-because-you-re/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [I grew up with the idea that someone might hate you if they knew what religion you were; being afraid to open my mouth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/i-grew-up-with-the-idea-that-someone-might-hate-you-if-they-knew-what/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [Gene Roddenberry is one of the greatest guys who ever lived because he gave us hope that the future might be bright and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/gene-roddenberry-is-one-of-the-greatest-guys-who-ever-lived-because/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [There was that sense that as soon as a Northern Irish person opens their mouth, you go, 'Ah, terrorist,' so I refused to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/there-was-that-sense-that-as-soon-as-a-northern-irish-person-opens/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [Having a weapon like that means you're pretty much in control of events. Nobody's going to argue with a flaming sword.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/having-a-weapon-like-that-means-you-re-pretty-much-in-control-of/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [So much Western storytelling comes from Scandinavia. I've read that in the past, storytellers would travel to Iceland and exchange stories. It's kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/so-much-western-storytelling-comes-from-scandinavia-i-ve-read-that-in/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [As soon as people really get into the swamp - the scary swamp that is 'Fortitude' - there's no getting out of it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/as-soon-as-people-really-get-into-the-swamp-the-scary-swamp-that-is/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [I met David Croft. He was a man of few words. But he had great charisma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/i-met-david-croft-he-was-a-man-of-few-words-but-he-had-great-charisma/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [A lot of the time, because of the polar bears you're not allowed to go outside the door without your hunting rifle, even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/a-lot-of-the-time-because-of-the-polar-bears-you-re-not-allowed-to-go/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [When you're working with really good actors, it raises your own game and you get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/when-you-re-working-with-really-good-actors-it-raises-your-own-game/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [Did it ever occur to you that there might be more than one alternative?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/did-it-ever-occur-to-you-that-there-might-be-more-than-one-alternative/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

> [It's a real luxury to be able to develop with your character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dormer/it-s-a-real-luxury-to-be-able-to-develop-with-your-character/)

[Richard Dormer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dormer/)

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