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> [I think of myself more as a filmmaker or as a film person than as strictly just a writer. I don't come out of playwriting or anything like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/i-think-of-myself-more-as-a-filmmaker-or-as-a-film-person-than-as/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

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## More by Peter Gould

> [The scene we shot with Charlie Rose was actually the last piece that was ever shot for 'Breaking Bad.' My daughter and I flew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/the-scene-we-shot-with-charlie-rose-was-actually-the-last-piece-that/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [Keep my word' is such a strange expression. At first glance, it just means 'Be true to what you agreed on. But it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/keep-my-word-is-such-a-strange-expression-at-first-glance-it-just/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [I think the ultimate thing in some ways for any writer is to work on a character who's going to have a life for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/i-think-the-ultimate-thing-in-some-ways-for-any-writer-is-to-work-on/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [In our show, we try to think about consequences, not about tricking the audience or hiding things to fool the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/in-our-show-we-try-to-think-about-consequences-not-about-tricking-the/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [I think of myself more as a filmmaker or as a film person than as strictly just a writer. I don't come out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/i-think-of-myself-more-as-a-filmmaker-or-as-a-film-person-than-as/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“Grief can be an incredible source of energy. For good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/grief-can-be-an-incredible-source-of-energy-for-good/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“Has it taught you to look at things different?' he asked. i thought, How does he know about all that? But i didn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/has-it-taught-you-to-look-at-things-different-he-asked-i-thought-how/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [The problem and the question on 'Breaking Bad' is always 'Where is Walt's head at?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/the-problem-and-the-question-on-breaking-bad-is-always-where-is-walt/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“Victor, if you read this stuff, you can save people in the past from drowning. It's like time is a river, and it's nighttime,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/victor-if-you-read-this-stuff-you-can-save-people-in-the-past-from/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/the-great-thing-about-writing-is-that-you-always-put-yourself-in-the/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“They say desire is this endless loop. You can’t get out of it even when you get what you desire.” “Why is that?” “Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/they-say-desire-is-this-endless-loop-you-can-t-get-out-of-it-even/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [Sometimes the story takes you to places that you want to go and sometimes it takes you places you don't want to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/sometimes-the-story-takes-you-to-places-that-you-want-to-go-and/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“Every spoken thought is just a symbol for something inside your brain. This word, out here, is like that thought in there. But it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/every-spoken-thought-is-just-a-symbol-for-something-inside-your-brain/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [“It's not her fault,' she said. 'Nobody knows how to grieve in this country. They don't make any noise. Nobody taught them how. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/it-s-not-her-fault-she-said-nobody-knows-how-to-grieve-in-this/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

> [I wrote a spec script that people really liked: a political serial based on Jeffrey's Toobin's 'A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.' It was the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gould/i-wrote-a-spec-script-that-people-really-liked-a-political-serial/)

[Peter Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gould/)

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