As writers, our job is to try to create, in a fake space, something that feels true. That's just straight-up fiction: Invent a character that doesn't exist; make them seem like they do. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
If I don't know who I'm writing for, I make it up and pick somebody I'm writing for. That's really the only way to… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
The strange rejection of the expert is mind boggling to me. When we're told that the worst word in politics is 'elite,' I have… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
I love comedy. I love the absurdity of it. I love the kind of intelligence that's required to be dumb in comedy. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
For me, I've been doing comedy for a long time, and I love it and have no regrets, but 'Chernobyl' expresses a side of… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
We are struggling with the global war on the truth. And if what we used to think of as the domain of the Soviets,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
At some point, and maybe it's a function of age, you've had enough of it. You start to slide in other directions. A lot… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Women are suspicious of this male ritual of the bachelor party and are suspicious of what men do and say when they are not… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
When you're writing a feature film, the moment you begin Page 1, you are in a sweat that you're running out of pages. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
There are the movies that should never be made and resist being made until, through sheer brute force, somebody finally makes it. And then,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
What I want people to consider is that no matter what it is we want to believe, and no matter what story it is… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
'Chernobyl' is a human story. It's not a disaster movie. It's not about explosions. It's about people and truths and lies. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Of all the bad things Internet has done for us, one of the good things is exposing us to people that were our neighbors,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Governments are different, and philosophies are different, but when it comes down to it, a schoolteacher is a schoolteacher is a schoolteacher. A butcher… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
