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title: "1 Smart person Quotes By Shawn Ryan"
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> [Nothing makes me happier than to have a smart person tell me why the show is smart, especially if I didn't intend that. I tend to be a very instinctual writer, and I don't plot shows out like, "This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/nothing-makes-me-happier-than-to-have-a-smart-person-tell-me-why-the/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

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## Other authors on Smart person

## More by Shawn Ryan

> [I don't want my writing to be recognized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/i-don-t-want-my-writing-to-be-recognized/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [In order to appeal to a wider audience on network in order to survive, generally your characters need to be, at a base level,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/in-order-to-appeal-to-a-wider-audience-on-network-in-order-to-survive/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [The payment for certain sins can be delayed. But they can't be avoided.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/the-payment-for-certain-sins-can-be-delayed-but-they-can-t-be-avoided/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [Nothing makes me happier than to have a smart person tell me why the show is smart, especially if I didn't intend that. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/nothing-makes-me-happier-than-to-have-a-smart-person-tell-me-why-the/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [I'm very humble in terms of knowing that television is an extraordinary collaborative medium and that one person alone cannot make a great TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/i-m-very-humble-in-terms-of-knowing-that-television-is-an/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/series-finales-have-that-responsibility-to-leave-you-feeling-good/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/everyone-in-hollywood-who-is-successful-becomes-less-successful-at/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [I don't want my writing to be so unique that when you apply it to different genres, it seems like the previous show that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/i-don-t-want-my-writing-to-be-so-unique-that-when-you-apply-it-to/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [There will always be economic pressure to make hits, identify hits, and then exploit hits. And you're going to exploit them with as many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/there-will-always-be-economic-pressure-to-make-hits-identify-hits-and/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [I would say on a creative level I put a lot of pressure on myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/i-would-say-on-a-creative-level-i-put-a-lot-of-pressure-on-myself/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [I'm perfectly happy to color within the network lines when I have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/i-m-perfectly-happy-to-color-within-the-network-lines-when-i-have-to/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [Working as a showrunner has made it tougher to watch other shows and movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/working-as-a-showrunner-has-made-it-tougher-to-watch-other-shows-and/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [TV is just such a fast-moving medium that you do what you can do, and what you can't do, you don't worry about too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/tv-is-just-such-a-fast-moving-medium-that-you-do-what-you-can-do-and/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [The worst thing you can do is end up with a network show on cable or end up with a cable show on network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-is-end-up-with-a-network-show-on-cable-or/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

> [The payment for sins can be delayed. But they cant be avoided.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-ryan/the-payment-for-sins-can-be-delayed-but-they-cant-be-avoided/)

[Shawn Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-ryan/)

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