The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all. — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
I actually started in the opposite place. I come from a technical background - I'm a mathematician and a programmer by trade - and… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
I think ultimately what makes the show is not the reality but the drama. — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
