I think that we're pattern-seeking animals, and what we like best is a story where everything fits together, where there's no puzzle… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
'Downton Abbey' didn't have the impact it had just because it was a good story about people. It was something about that… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer that the structure of stories should reflect the content of the story. — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
As a storyteller, you have the story that you tell, and you have the way you can tell it, and both are… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I always feel like you can take a genre that has a familiar structure to it and then reinvent it as a… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
We're used to a story in modern terms as an information delivery device. Certainly on television and even with the studio films,… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
'Fargo' becomes a metaphor for a type of true crime case where truth is stranger than fiction. So, there's no reason that… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
The great thing about an anthology is that each year is its own 10-hour movie, and the only requirement is that it's… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
If there's one thing that television doesn't really do, and has never really done, is to tell a surreal story. — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
There have been days where I've had two writers' rooms or three writers' rooms going, and you walk back and forth. And… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
It's always very important to me to try to create a story that feels unpredictable. You can't jump ahead and see what's coming, but… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
A two-hour movie tends to be a plot-delivery device; you tend to have to introduce all the characters, say what the goal is, and… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
For some reason, I tend to take on the stuff that people are really passionate about. If you make a list of people you… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
One of the things that I've always appreciated about the 'X-Men' style of storytelling versus other Marvel stories is how fluid the line between… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
One of the things I've always loved about genre, comic books, science fiction and fantasy is that there's a certain level of playfulness to… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
What's great is that each medium has a unique set of things that it does and does well. Film is a visual medium, and… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I think that we're pattern-seeking animals, and what we like best is a story where everything fits together, where there's no puzzle pieces left… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
Obviously, when you do something with drama and comedy in it - and by that, I mean a scene that has drama and comedy… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say, 'I don't… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along toward an… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
