My life philosophy and personality has been driven by the fact that I am incapable of really understanding the future, on some level. I am in this moment. I take risks because I really don't think that far ahead. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, there's a lot of humor in 'Mad Men.' Especially in the dark moments. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I'm a different writer now. You don't sit in a room with Sopranos creator David Chase and writer Terence Winter for four years and… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
“despite all the machinery of civilization devoted to splitting up and moving on, Mark couldn't imagine the strength needed to actually do such a… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
My major goal is to take my bathrobe off before the kids get home from school. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
“Artists frequently hide the steps that lead to their masterpieces. They want their work and their career to be shrouded in the mystery that it all came out at once. It’s called hiding the brushstrokes, and those who do it are doing a disservice to people who admire their work and seek to emulate them. If you don’t get to… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share
I'm very supportive of creative people being paid for the work that they do. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
If you want to reach any kind of poignancy or meaning a lot of times, coming from comedy is the best way to get… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I was never really that worried about being a member of the Sopranos crew. I think it looks kind of fun to not have to work, to not have to take crap from anybody. And then there's the reality check in there, which is that you do have to work, you do have to take crap from people, and you… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share
I don't want to pretend like I'm clairvoyant or anything, but I had a tremendous sense of malaise about our political future. This is right around the millennium, right around 1999, when I wrote it. The Sopranos certainly reflected that; when I saw that on the air, I was like "Oh my God, I'm not alone." But it doesn't seem… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share
The weirdest thing with friends, the way you measure it is if you go without communicating for months at a time, you can sit down and within five seconds be right where you were. I know it's a cliché, but quality not quantity, and that bond will not disintegrate. It does need to be tended to but it won't go… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share
Seeing movie people trying to get into TV now who don't understand that is very interesting. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
The show is not a history lesson or intellectual exploration. It is entertainment based on tension, irony and storytelling that is closely related to… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I guess because I'm a liberal I think it's not people's natural instinct to be completely self-interested. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
