Chernobyl happened in April of 1986. A few months earlier, in January 1986, the Challenger space shuttle exploded. It did not have the impact on the environment and the amount of lives that Chernobyl did, but it was the result… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
As writers, our job is to try to create, in a fake space, something that feels true. That's just straight-up fiction: Invent a character that doesn't exist; make them seem like they do. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
If I don't know who I'm writing for, I make it up and pick somebody I'm writing for. That's really the only way to… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
The strange rejection of the expert is mind boggling to me. When we're told that the worst word in politics is 'elite,' I have… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
I love comedy. I love the absurdity of it. I love the kind of intelligence that's required to be dumb in comedy. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
For me, I've been doing comedy for a long time, and I love it and have no regrets, but 'Chernobyl' expresses a side of… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
We are struggling with the global war on the truth. And if what we used to think of as the domain of the Soviets,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
At some point, and maybe it's a function of age, you've had enough of it. You start to slide in other directions. A lot… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
Women are suspicious of this male ritual of the bachelor party and are suspicious of what men do and say when they are not… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
When you're writing a feature film, the moment you begin Page 1, you are in a sweat that you're running out of pages. — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
There are the movies that should never be made and resist being made until, through sheer brute force, somebody finally makes it. And then,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
What I want people to consider is that no matter what it is we want to believe, and no matter what story it is… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
