There is a natural progression to 'Lost,' and as the story goes forward, it's going to change. It's not a static story.… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
When 'Lost' was over, we expected that there'd be some people who'd really like it and other people who wouldn't. The Emmy… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think movie and television companies are in the business of making money, and if you have a franchise, eventually you'll want… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,'… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
That's one of the reasons why 'Lost' has to end: because we can't sit around and envision, 'What is the flashback for… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
Being a showrunner meant writing and producing a television show, period, but with 'Lost,' suddenly it became part of the job to… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
We feel like 'Lost' deserved a real resolution, not a 'snow globe, waking up in bed, it's all been a dream, cut… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I feel like if you enjoyed the 119 hours that precede the finale of 'Lost,' is that whole experience ruined by the… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think there's this essential human desire to have a unified field theory. Everyone is like, 'I want to unlock the single… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
If we lived in a time where people couldn't watch 'Lost' on Hulu or record it on their DVR, we wouldn't necessarily… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
We should just go back to, like, episode 30 and re-break from there and just make it a spaceship. That would be… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
'Lost' is driving toward an ending, and that ending is: Are these people getting off this island? What is the nature of… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
As we began working toward the finale of 'Lost,' I knew there was no possible ending that was going to be universally… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think 'Lost' was really a pioneer in the use of the kind of connection between a television show and the Internet,… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I took physics, and lo and behold, there's a lot of physics in 'Lost.' I think for most people, liberal arts educations… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
If you go to a movie and it's a great experience, the experience at the end of it is always like this sadness that… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I really think that as good of a job as you do as a writer, you're absolutely indebted to the actors that have to… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
That's one of the reasons why 'Lost' has to end: because we can't sit around and envision, 'What is the flashback for Jack in… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that. — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
The Following and Hannibal are really well made, but the tone is very consistently dark. — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
TV showrunners have become known entities to people who watch television in the way that movie directors have been known to filmgoers for a… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
As hard as you try to write a good script and you have great intentions, this alchemy has to occur. — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think that the best television now is giving you a three-act experience. — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
When 'Lost' was over, we expected that there'd be some people who'd really like it and other people who wouldn't. The Emmy nominations are… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I love 'Titanic' and the idea that you're kind of rooting for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to survive despite the fact that you… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think everyone in Hollywood works on multiple things because you never know what's going to happen with your projects. — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I think there's this essential human desire to have a unified field theory. Everyone is like, 'I want to unlock the single secret to… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
