I'm not really gangsta. Not at all. I just write about them. It's fun to pretend, at least on paper. But in real life, not so much. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I have a rule: I will not alter the basic history of a real-life character to suit our fictional needs in a big way. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
It's challenging, in a way, but if you depict anyone with all the colors of human emotion and show those moments - with their… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
My favorite thing to write is people under pressure in high-stakes circumstances. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed by writers who say, 'Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit.'… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in someone's credits. Let me see who you are, and tell me a story of your life. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
For me, I need to fully immerse myself in a script to the point where I'm literally locking myself away for weeks at a… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
If I hear an interesting turn of phrase on TV, I'll repeat it back - I just like to roll it around on my… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
During seventy years of TV, the audience came to feel that the rules are, you can't kill the second lead on your TV show!… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
There's nothing funnier for me than taking two characters and throwing them into a pressure cooker and letting them turn on each other. Especially… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I guess ... I'm going to get that ice cream sundae they give you on the airplane. I usually pass on that, but I… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
When Prohibition was first enacted in 1920, most people stockpiled alcohol, thinking they'd have enough to last them for years. By 1923, that was… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
We may live like saints, but when it comes to our fantasy life, everybody's got a little larceny in their soul. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
