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> [To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/to-be-fair-to-ourselves-in-almost-every-original-script-the-timing-is/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

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## More by Michael Loceff

> [You know, it's hard as a writer to lose characters (and actors) you like. You really don't want them to die because you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/you-know-it-s-hard-as-a-writer-to-lose-characters-and-actors-you-like/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [What happens is that as the scripts are rewritten and re-edited in order to make the story more compelling, you sometimes end up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/what-happens-is-that-as-the-scripts-are-rewritten-and-re-edited-in/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [I personally have more faith than the average writer in people's willingness to be complicated, and so I'm thrilled by what's happened. I'm elated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/i-personally-have-more-faith-than-the-average-writer-in-people-s/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/the-idea-that-you-could-stitch-together-every-detail-episode-to/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/what-you-have-to-get-used-to-as-a-writer-is-realizing-that-most-of/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [I actually started in the opposite place. I come from a technical background - I'm a mathematician and a programmer by trade - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/i-actually-started-in-the-opposite-place-i-come-from-a-technical/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [I think ultimately what makes the show is not the reality but the drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/i-think-ultimately-what-makes-the-show-is-not-the-reality-but-the/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/to-create-a-situation-where-each-new-episode-has-to-start-in-the/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/the-rule-i-think-is-do-your-homework-learn-what-there-is-to-learn/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [Ultimately people don't watch shows because of how realistic they are. They watch them because of the same dramatic elements that have always made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/ultimately-people-don-t-watch-shows-because-of-how-realistic-they-are/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [The beauty behind killing someone who no one thinks you're willing to kill is, of course, that you throw people out of their comfort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/the-beauty-behind-killing-someone-who-no-one-thinks-you-re-willing-to/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/to-be-fair-to-ourselves-in-almost-every-original-script-the-timing-is/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [As far as how important the real-life resonance of the stories is, I think it must play at least a small role in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/as-far-as-how-important-the-real-life-resonance-of-the-stories-is-i/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

> [My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/my-background-is-in-math-and-science-and-i-thrive-on-complexity-and-i/)

[Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/)

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