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> [As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/as-a-journalist-you-have-to-think-quickly-you-re-exposed-to-all-types/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

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## More by Frank Spotnitz

> [The beauty of a really good movie is that it's a whole world, complete in an hour and a half or two hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/the-beauty-of-a-really-good-movie-is-that-it-s-a-whole-world-complete/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/i-have-always-read-all-my-reviews-the-bad-along-with-the-good/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [I don't like television and movies where it's like, "Well, that was entertaining, but when I think back on it, that didn't really make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/i-don-t-like-television-and-movies-where-it-s-like-well-that-was/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [When I sit down, I find that it's much easier for me to want to consume a movie than to dip back into 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/when-i-sit-down-i-find-that-it-s-much-easier-for-me-to-want-to/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/usually-monsters-are-some-aspect-of-human-behavior-or-humanity-at/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [The challenge is creating a character that's rich and interesting to warrant following for a number of years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/the-challenge-is-creating-a-character-that-s-rich-and-interesting-to/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [If my whole game depends on whether you can guess the ending or not, I'm done, forget it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/if-my-whole-game-depends-on-whether-you-can-guess-the-ending-or-not-i/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [The primary reason people watch television is you want to see the world through somebody else's eyes, and learn what that's like. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/the-primary-reason-people-watch-television-is-you-want-to-see-the/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [If people walk out of the movie and they think about it, then that's quite something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/if-people-walk-out-of-the-movie-and-they-think-about-it-then-that-s/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [I love films where I'm looking around the world a little different now that I've seen that. I want something that nourishes my view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/i-love-films-where-i-m-looking-around-the-world-a-little-different/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [The actors in Britain are incredible, and I didn't appreciate that until I got there. They interpret your words and you realize how deliberate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/the-actors-in-britain-are-incredible-and-i-didn-t-appreciate-that/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [Let's make really good stories that people get something out of. That's the one common denominator with everything I try to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/let-s-make-really-good-stories-that-people-get-something-out-of-that/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [It's my belief that when you're dealing with the supernatural, the supernatural still has to trump we mortals, it still has to be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/it-s-my-belief-that-when-you-re-dealing-with-the-supernatural-the/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/you-can-t-outsmart-or-outguess-the-audience-in-terms-of-what-the/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

> [As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/as-a-journalist-you-have-to-think-quickly-you-re-exposed-to-all-types/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

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