Television Quotes by J.H. Wyman

13 Television quotes by J.H. Wyman

J.H. Wyman’s twelve‑plus observations on TV blend sci‑fi curiosity with narrative discipline. Though limited in number, they capture his knack for weaving complex ideas into accessible stories.

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We can't say anything, but just remember that, on Fringe, nothing is as it seems. There's always a little more to the…

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People get nervous when things move to Friday. Friday has become a landscape where shows just don't do very well as business…

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First of all, directing was the most incredible experience. When you run a television show, directing is something that not many people…

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A lot of people plan for failure, but they don't plan for success, and that's a big problem, especially in the TV…

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Fortunately, at the end of every season, we close the chapter and start anew. That's the language of the series now, so…

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What was so great about Lost was that it came to the front door as a drama that was straight-up and really…

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So, I can live with people saying, "I didn't like it." But I can't live with people saying, "There just seems to…

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One thing Fringe has is no shortage of ideas. There are so many jumping off points that we could use and have…

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The God-honest truth is that Jeff and I just do what we do. You have no control. We didn't have control last…

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It's a sci-fi show on network television, and everybody knows that it's an amazing feat that we've been on for so many…

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I think that any show that doesn't have huge ratings, that's what you're always up against. Meanwhile, conversations are ongoing. Everything is…

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I'm not interested in leaving it open-ended. That would just cause me frustration. I wouldn't be satisfied. What's really cool about Fringe,…

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Jeff always says, "In the cinema, everybody goes to sci-fi. Those are the biggest movies. But, in television, nobody wants to touch…

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You don't know what's coming for you in life, and you don't know what's around the corner. When you're in a great deal of…

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Never in my career have I got the support for what I'm doing, any more than I have on Fringe.

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I believe in the human spirit. And usually the people who are following me - my fans and things like that - are like-minded…

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I want to talk about hope. Are we going to be completely lambasted by things we don't see coming? Yeah. Is it going to…

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It's so funny because, when the other world was being hatched and conceived, I just kept hearing, "Don't do that! That's a huge mistake!…

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You just have to learn to get really good at choosing your moments and making sure that your story isn't overwhelmed by the effects,…

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Sometimes something you thought wouldn't really be as big as it was blows up into something else.

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Jeff always says, "In the cinema, everybody goes to sci-fi. Those are the biggest movies. But, in television, nobody wants to touch it with…

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Fortunately, I have an amazing partner that allows us to do these different things, who will be directing an episode himself soon, I'm sure.…

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The way that I work is that I try to work in metaphors, and you can't write a metaphor unless you know where you're…

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It took me a long time to get to a position where I can feel that, with my art, I'm capable of saying what…

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I would much rather have somebody say, "You know what? I just didn't like what you were doing," then say, "They didn't know what…

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I just have a different impression of the human race. I think we're really resilient. I think there are a lot of cynical people…

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What's a hero, if not for its journey. I think you're going to recontextualize what saving the world means, and I think that you…

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Once people start to realize the consistency of quality that is coming, they'll start to open up their minds a little more and say,…

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