You've not felt the pain of rejection until a television show based on your own life is canceled. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
All the things I have done at one point or another have fallen out of fashion, and there's nothing better than trying… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I only wrote two fan letters in my life. One was to Bette Davis. And one was to Ron Palillo, who played… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
The only way to get through the life I had was just to have a big head of steam and determination. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are larger than life. They just are. They sucked all the oxygen out of a room: they're… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I loved musicals, and I loved Barbra Streisand, and I loved Louis Malle. My tastes were very bizarre, but the thing they… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
Larry Kramer wisely realized so early on that to change the world, people have to know you. If they know you and see that… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I think everyone wants for their children a world that's better than the one they came up in. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
One of the unique things about 'American Horror Story' is, it's very respectful to actors. Actors in many cases don't want to be tied… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I started off in this business in 1998, and I didn't fit in. There was no place for me, and I always felt like… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
As a showrunner, you can never be a 'maybe.' When I do movies, there is a lot of, 'Maybe' and, 'Let's investigate that.' But… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I don't think there's ever a winner in a feud. It's about emotional pain and an inability to conquer the pain. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
Well, I'm from Indiana. So to me when I was a little kid growing up, Cincinnati was the glamorous New York of it all. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
The Hollywood thing is - like, it feels like the biggest thing in the world, and yet it's the smallest town. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
“The sidewalks flash silver with mica. Skyline smeared with geese. By way of recognition I lost the sound of your voice.” — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
When I was growing up my favorite show was 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and I loved all the stuff that Norman Lear did. — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
