---
title: "11 Want Quotes By Rod Serling"
description: "11 Want quotes by Rod Serling. Plus more from Rod Serling and more Want sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png"
---

> [Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-company-no-i-doubt-it-i-m-too/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png)

> [I don't believe in reincarnation. That's a cop-out, I know. I don't really want to be reincarnated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s-a-cop-out-i-know-i-don-t/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/rod-serling-2652_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s_66882.png)

> [If you want to prove that God is not dead first prove that man is alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dead-first-prove-that-man-is/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/rod-serling-2652_alive_if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dea_11059.png)

> [I think the essence of the argument has always been, first of all, the Guild doesn't want writing on spec. And that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has-always-been-first-of-all-the/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/rod-serling-2652_argument_i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has_3028131.jpg)

> [I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now. I don't care that they're not able to quote any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hundred-years-from-now-i-don-t/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/rod-serling-2652_able_i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hund_199467.png)

> [If you write, fix pipes, grade papers, lay bricks or drive a taxi - do it with a sense of pride. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay-bricks-or-drive-a-taxi-do-it/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/rod-serling-2652_bricks_if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay_2765821.png)

> [In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath myself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mike-i-can-lay-claim-to-at-least/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/rod-serling-2652_claims_in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mik_1446108.jpg)

> [People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented - but because there's no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/people-are-put-down-in-television-now-not-because-they-re-not/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/rod-serling-2652_dies_people-are-put-down-in-television-now-no_2706929.jpg)

> [I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to-sit-in-the-rubble-of-their/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rod-serling-2652_alive_i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to_2679233.png)

> [I think Willa Cather did a short story called "Paul's Case," and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it says, "He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-called-paul-s-case-and-in-it/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/rod-serling-2652_anticipate_i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-c_2655346.jpg)

> [Essentially, the scripts are not that different. Let's say, in literary terms, it's the difference between writing horizontally and writing vertically. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-different-let-s-say-in-literary/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/rod-serling-2652_battlefields_essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-dif_1945596.jpg)

## Other authors on Want

## More by Rod Serling

> [If you want to prove that God is not dead first prove that man is alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dead-first-prove-that-man-is/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [There is nothing in the dark that isn't there when the lights are on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/there-is-nothing-in-the-dark-that-isn-t-there-when-the-lights-are-on/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/there-are-weapons-that-are-simply-thoughts-for-the-record-prejudices/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I don't believe in reincarnation. That's a cop-out, I know. I don't really want to be reincarnated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s-a-cop-out-i-know-i-don-t/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I was deeply interested in conveying what is a deeply felt conviction of my own. This is simply to suggest that human beings must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-was-deeply-interested-in-conveying-what-is-a-deeply-felt-conviction/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [If in any quest for magic, in any search for sorcery, witchery, legerdemain, first check the human spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-in-any-quest-for-magic-in-any-search-for-sorcery-witchery/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/any-state-any-entity-any-ideology-that-fails-to-recognize-the-worth/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/it-may-be-said-with-a-degree-of-assurance-that-not-everything-that/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I don't know what my friends do. Generally they become producers. That way they can stop writing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-don-t-know-what-my-friends-do-generally-they-become-producers-that/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now. I don't care that they're not able to quote any single line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hundred-years-from-now-i-don-t/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [According to the Bible, God created the heavens and the Earth. It is man’s prerogative - and woman’s - to create their own particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/according-to-the-bible-god-created-the-heavens-and-the-earth-it-is/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [“In his grave, we praise him for his decency - but when he walked amongst us, we responded with no decency of our own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/in-his-grave-we-praise-him-for-his-decency-but-when-he-walked-amongst/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll be produced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-re-really-a-good-writer-and-deserve-that-honored-position-then/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I would guess that the price of the script really is secondary. The credit is much more the essence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-would-guess-that-the-price-of-the-script-really-is-secondary-the/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

> [I don't think it's man's function to write. I don't think it's a normal thing like teeth-brushing and going to the bathroom. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-don-t-think-it-s-man-s-function-to-write-i-don-t-think-it-s-a/)

[Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/#itemlist",
            "name": "11 Want Quotes By Rod Serling",
            "numberOfItems": 11,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to start anything.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-company-no-i-doubt-it-i-m-too/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to start…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't believe in reincarnation. That's a cop-out, I know. I don't really want to be reincarnated.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s-a-cop-out-i-know-i-don-t/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/rod-serling-2652_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s_66882.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/rod-serling-2652_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s_66882.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/rod-serling-2652_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-reincarnation-that-s_66882.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't believe in reincarnation. That's a cop-out, I know. I don't really want to be reincarnated.” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If you want to prove that God is not dead first prove that man is alive.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dead-first-prove-that-man-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/rod-serling-2652_alive_if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dea_11059.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/rod-serling-2652_alive_if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dea_11059.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/rod-serling-2652_alive_if-you-want-to-prove-that-god-is-not-dea_11059.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If you want to prove that God is not dead first prove that man is alive.” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think the essence of the argument has always been, first of all, the Guild doesn't want writing on spec. And that's been a major problem over the years. But obviously, to the young writer that's unfair and it's discriminatory, and it can be very hurtful to one's career.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has-always-been-first-of-all-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/rod-serling-2652_argument_i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has_3028131.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/rod-serling-2652_argument_i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has_3028131.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/rod-serling-2652_argument_i-think-the-essence-of-the-argument-has_3028131.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think the essence of the argument has always been, first of all, the Guild doesn't want writing on spec…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now. I don't care that they're not able to quote any single line that I've written. But just that they can say, \"Oh, he was a writer.\" That's sufficiently an honored position for me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hundred-years-from-now-i-don-t/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/rod-serling-2652_able_i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hund_199467.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/rod-serling-2652_able_i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hund_199467.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/rod-serling-2652_able_i-just-want-people-to-remember-me-a-hund_199467.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now. I don't care that they're not able to quote any…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If you write, fix pipes, grade papers, lay bricks or drive a taxi - do it with a sense of pride. And do it the best you know how. Be cognizant and sympathetic to the guy alongside, because he wants a place in the sun, too. And always...always look past his color, his creed, his religion and the shape of his ears. Look for the whole person. Judge him as the whole person.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay-bricks-or-drive-a-taxi-do-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/rod-serling-2652_bricks_if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay_2765821.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/rod-serling-2652_bricks_if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay_2765821.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/rod-serling-2652_bricks_if-you-write-fix-pipes-grade-papers-lay_2765821.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If you write, fix pipes, grade papers, lay bricks or drive a taxi - do it with a sense of pride. And do it…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath myself. I have never written anything that I didn't want my name attached to. I have probed deeper in some scripts and I've been more successful in some than others. But all of them that have been on, you know, I'll take my lick. They're mine and that's the way I wanted them.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mike-i-can-lay-claim-to-at-least/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/rod-serling-2652_claims_in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mik_1446108.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/rod-serling-2652_claims_in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mik_1446108.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/rod-serling-2652_claims_in-eleven-or-twelve-years-of-writing-mik_1446108.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented - but because there's no room for them, and worse than that, there's nowhere they can find exposure. Their own good talent may die of mourning, just for want of having somebody read what they've written. I don't presume to say how we can best provide platforms for new writers to get read. I don't know. But therein lies the major problem.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/people-are-put-down-in-television-now-not-because-they-re-not/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/rod-serling-2652_dies_people-are-put-down-in-television-now-no_2706929.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/rod-serling-2652_dies_people-are-put-down-in-television-now-no_2706929.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/rod-serling-2652_dies_people-are-put-down-in-television-now-no_2706929.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we clasp hands with our neighbor, we build the first span to bridge the gap between the young and the old. At this hour, it’s a wish. But we have it within our power to make it a reality. If you want to prove that God is not dead, first prove that man is alive.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to-sit-in-the-rubble-of-their/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rod-serling-2652_alive_i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to_2679233.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rod-serling-2652_alive_i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to_2679233.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rod-serling-2652_alive_i-think-the-destiny-of-all-men-is-not-to_2679233.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think Willa Cather did a short story called \"Paul's Case,\" and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it says, \"He surrendered to the black design of things.\" And that's what I anticipate death will be: a totally unconscious void in which you float through eternity with no particular consciousness of anything. I think once around is enough. I don't want to start it all over again.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-called-paul-s-case-and-in-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/rod-serling-2652_anticipate_i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-c_2655346.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/rod-serling-2652_anticipate_i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-c_2655346.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/rod-serling-2652_anticipate_i-think-willa-cather-did-a-short-story-c_2655346.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think Willa Cather did a short story called \"Paul's Case,\" and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Essentially, the scripts are not that different. Let's say, in literary terms, it's the difference between writing horizontally and writing vertically. In live television, you wrote much more vertically. You had to probe people because you didn't have money or sets or any of the physical dimensions that film will allow you. So you generally probed people a little bit more. Film writing is much more horizontal. You can insert anything you want: meadows, battlefields, the Taj Mahal, a cast of thousands. But essentially, writing a story is writing a story.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Serling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-different-let-s-say-in-literary/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/rod-serling-2652_battlefields_essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-dif_1945596.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/rod-serling-2652_battlefields_essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-dif_1945596.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/rod-serling-2652_battlefields_essentially-the-scripts-are-not-that-dif_1945596.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Essentially, the scripts are not that different. Let's say, in literary terms, it's the difference between…” — Rod Serling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/",
            "name": "Want Quotes by Rod Serling",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/rod-serling-2652_business_do-i-want-to-start-my-own-production-com_3177976.png"
            },
            "description": "11 Want quotes by Rod Serling. Plus more from Rod Serling and more Want sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Want",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Rod Serling",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rod-serling/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
