Fantasy Quotes by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I like fantasy, but I don't live and breathe fantasy.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I feel like as a writer, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to 'Game of Thrones', because it really blew open the doors…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I'm not sure I'd have said, 'I'm a fantasy viewer.' Now I know I am, because I sat and watched 'Game of Thrones' and…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I didn't have a lot of experience with adult fantasy. And that's sort of what intersected with me and 'The Witcher.'

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

When I was 20, I picked up and left my entire family, who were in Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles on my own.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I fell in love with David Bowie in 'Labyrinth'. That's probably the initial fantasy movie that I saw and fell in love with.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

That, to me, is the core of fantasy - real people in a crazy environment, dealing with crazy problems. That's what I think the…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

To me, I love when, as a viewer, I can be on a journey with a character, and not just hearing about something that…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I think audiences are really savvy and know when we're doing stuff to just shock them versus do stuff that really drives the story.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I love what happens between colleagues. It's just another facet of family to me. That's certainly what we explored all over 'The West Wing'.…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

People often ask me if fantasy is about escapism, and I personally don't think it is.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

For me, the biggest surprise? I had no idea how worldwide the fandom for 'The Witcher' was.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

I read 'The Last Wish' and really loved it. But I never would have called myself a fantasy writer before this. I've done some…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Sure, there are moments that you can escape, and you can sit back and just enjoy it, but one of the most fun things…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

It's like, if you have a story that's already great, then the thing that we can shift is how we're telling that story, how…

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich