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> [You should always think about the mainstream audience first and foremost, because frankly they are the people who are going to get the show recommissioned. There are not enough genre fans to support shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/you-should-always-think-about-the-mainstream-audience-first-and/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

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## More by Chris Chibnall

> [My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/my-embarrassing-confession-is-that-my-father-is-a-camelot-the-musical/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think 'Doctor Who' is the greatest idea television has ever had, and our job is to convince the rest of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-doctor-who-is-the-greatest-idea-television-has-ever-had-and/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [If ever there was a character that was never defined by gender, it's the Doctor. The Doctor is gender fluid in that sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/if-ever-there-was-a-character-that-was-never-defined-by-gender-it-s/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Born And Bred' is pure escapism, and where we film is one of the most beautiful places in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/born-and-bred-is-pure-escapism-and-where-we-film-is-one-of-the-most/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you want to be writing about the world that we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-want-to-be-writing-about-the-world-that-we-live-in/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you can tell different types of stories within a 'Doctor Who' two-parter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-can-tell-different-types-of-stories-within-a-doctor-who/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I don't ever want to be gratuitous, for the sake of being gratuitous, but when it serves the stories and the characters, it's nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-don-t-ever-want-to-be-gratuitous-for-the-sake-of-being-gratuitous/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [“Tony: Listen... I need to... Um... Say... I mean... I know we only met earlier... And I know I nearly set you on fire...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/tony-listen-i-need-to-um-say-i-mean-i-know-we-only-met-earlier-and-i/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you always need to take new, big risks from a storytelling point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-always-need-to-take-new-big-risks-from-a-storytelling/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Broadchurch' has been a life-changing experience for me, but all good stories come to an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/broadchurch-has-been-a-life-changing-experience-for-me-but-all-good/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [That's what I love about 'Doctor Who' - it takes you back to being the age you were when you first saw it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/that-s-what-i-love-about-doctor-who-it-takes-you-back-to-being-the/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Every writer has compressed time and procedure, and used clarifying dialogue. That's not a scandal: it's a legitimate dramatic technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/every-writer-has-compressed-time-and-procedure-and-used-clarifying/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [In an ideal world, 'Doctor Who' makes the whole nation eight years old, with that excitement and engagement and wide-eyedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/in-an-ideal-world-doctor-who-makes-the-whole-nation-eight-years-old/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Growing up as a Brit, Arthur and Merlin and Camelot, and just the idea of it, is embedded in the culture and in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/growing-up-as-a-brit-arthur-and-merlin-and-camelot-and-just-the-idea/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I don't think any of the journalists in 'Broadchurch' are villainous. I think they're all trying to do their jobs under difficult circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-don-t-think-any-of-the-journalists-in-broadchurch-are-villainous-i/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

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