When Prohibition was first enacted in 1920, most people stockpiled alcohol, thinking they'd have enough to last them for years. By 1923, that was starting to run out, so your average person started to rely more and more on criminals. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I'm not really gangsta. Not at all. I just write about them. It's fun to pretend, at least on paper. But in real life, not so much. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
It's challenging, in a way, but if you depict anyone with all the colors of human emotion and show those moments - with their… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
My favorite thing to write is people under pressure in high-stakes circumstances. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed by writers who say, 'Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit.'… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in someone's credits. Let me see who you are, and tell me a story of your life. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
For me, I need to fully immerse myself in a script to the point where I'm literally locking myself away for weeks at a… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
If I hear an interesting turn of phrase on TV, I'll repeat it back - I just like to roll it around on my… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
During seventy years of TV, the audience came to feel that the rules are, you can't kill the second lead on your TV show!… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
There's nothing funnier for me than taking two characters and throwing them into a pressure cooker and letting them turn on each other. Especially… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I guess ... I'm going to get that ice cream sundae they give you on the airplane. I usually pass on that, but I… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
When Prohibition was first enacted in 1920, most people stockpiled alcohol, thinking they'd have enough to last them for years. By 1923, that was… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
We may live like saints, but when it comes to our fantasy life, everybody's got a little larceny in their soul. — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
