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> [I liked hacking into and pirating computer games while in college. One of my favorites was Bethesda's 'Terminator 2029.' So I drove to their offices and asked for a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/i-liked-hacking-into-and-pirating-computer-games-while-in-college-one/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

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## More by Todd Howard

> [Don't define the game by the list of the features. Define it by the experience you want to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/don-t-define-the-game-by-the-list-of-the-features-define-it-by-the/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [I liked that line in the movie 'Shakespeare in Love': 'How is this going to work out? I don't know, but it always does.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/i-liked-that-line-in-the-movie-shakespeare-in-love-how-is-this-going/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [We do not focus test our games and never had. People ask why we don't, and I say, 'I have so many opinions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/we-do-not-focus-test-our-games-and-never-had-people-ask-why-we-don-t/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [Time makes a bigger difference: just making a game, shipping it, looking at what you did, how you did it, what you did well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/time-makes-a-bigger-difference-just-making-a-game-shipping-it-looking/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [You never know how your work is going to be received, and to have it be not just received by the people who wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/you-never-know-how-your-work-is-going-to-be-received-and-to-have-it/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [With 'The Elder Scrolls', you're looking at a 25-year-running franchise. It has stood the test of the 'Lord of the Rings' movies becoming popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/with-the-elder-scrolls-you-re-looking-at-a-25-year-running-franchise/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [Every year, there's a new idea we can't do and a new technology for something that excites us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/every-year-there-s-a-new-idea-we-can-t-do-and-a-new-technology-for/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [Great games are played, not made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/great-games-are-played-not-made/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> ['Minecraft' is like that, where you might say to one of your friends who doesn't play games, 'Hey, just sit down and try this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/minecraft-is-like-that-where-you-might-say-to-one-of-your-friends-who/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [Your plan is not as important as your culture. That means you will run into problems that will disrupt your plan and schedule, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/your-plan-is-not-as-important-as-your-culture-that-means-you-will-run/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [The main thing that excites me is that games are successful everywhere now. Now it's successful everywhere, and that's really important for the health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/the-main-thing-that-excites-me-is-that-games-are-successful/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [I loved playing 'Ultima.' Getting my computer in college and playing 'Wing Commander.' I hear a lot from our fans, and they are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/i-loved-playing-ultima-getting-my-computer-in-college-and-playing/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [Eventually, there will come a day where I'm not making games at Bethesda. Hopefully that's a long time away. But I want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/eventually-there-will-come-a-day-where-i-m-not-making-games-at/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [When you start over and jump into new tech, you don't know what the negatives are going to be until you go through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/when-you-start-over-and-jump-into-new-tech-you-don-t-know-what-the/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

> [People tend to look at processing power as how to gauge a piece of hardware is powerful for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-howard/people-tend-to-look-at-processing-power-as-how-to-gauge-a-piece-of/)

[Todd Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-howard/)

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