You want everyone to be a full character. No one is just evil, or very few people are, hopefully. They're characters, so you want to flush them out. You've got to show all sides of them. There is definitely an… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
Piper reads the scripts, and we email a lot. Most of her comments are on the more technical side, like "This wouldn't happen. This is against the rules." She's been extremely respectful of our taking her story, and then veering… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
But, how many times can you get exactly what you want, when you want it? Not very often. So, why not have it with… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
As long as there are still interesting stories and still interesting people that we want to meet, I can keep it going. But, we… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
First of all, I find everything funny, which is upsetting to my children sometimes, and to people in my life, in general. — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for a nexus, where you can put all these diverse people together, see how they respond to one another, see what… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for those places where you can slam really disparate people up against one another, and they have to deal with each… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
But if I had my way, there would be so much more, in everything. It's so vital and integral in life, and it should… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
But, I like the challenge of, "How can we stretch this out? Where can we go with it?" It's an open road, especially at… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
The oppression of it, the sense of helplessness, and really being part of a system and a bureaucracy that is arbitrary. I never thought… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a genius and… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
We did tons of research. We went to visit a prison. We had speakers. We have read tons of supplementary material, books and articles.… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
I think a good story, well told is a good story, well told, whether you're watching the episodes all in a row or not.… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
