There's 54 years of X-Men comics by now, so there are a lot of characters to explore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I've never produced a series, so for me [X-men] was a wonderful challenge. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
In the Marvel world, some characters have similar powers. Initially some people might bump up against it, but if they really looked… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself.… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I originally sold X-Men it was because I knew there was 40 years of stories. That was the point! Not only… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I am really excited that we have Jemaine Clement in the show [X-men], because I freakin' love Flight of the Concords. It… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The thematic core of 'X-Men' is tolerance. It's that for those of us who are different in any way - in a… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn - that's the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the person that… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
With Legion, we're our own universe. It gives Noah [Hawley] the freedom to do what he wants to do. Because we play with so… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself. Whatever it… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Somehow we allow, if a character goes to the dark side, if we're hooked into that character - I'm obsessed with Peaky Blinders. Those… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first two actors we cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Because we started so highbrow, we were able to get anyone. Plus,… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think the time has changed. Because of 9/11, because of the economy, it is more and more now. There is a darker awareness,… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
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![“What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself. Whatever it is that you have, that may be your gift." I think that's what we always want to say, and spread it out, so have tolerance for other people who are different also.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dff/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_being-yourself_what-we-always-want-to-say-in-x-men-is-i_261591.jpg)
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![“We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the movies. There's so many stories to tell, we just want to stay out of each other's way.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a7a/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_done_we-just-don-t-want-to-repeat-anything-th_993005.jpg)
![“Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there are Sentinels - though very different from what we've seen before. You feel like you're here in the X-Men world.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/308/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_different_matt-s-nix-is-much-more-a-part-of-just-t_2476242.jpg)
![“There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these different characters. That's what's exciting about this show [X-men], is the unusual casting.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/143/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_bills_there-is-no-one-who-can-move-and-mime-an_2733856.jpg)
![“With Legion, we're our own universe. It gives Noah [Hawley] the freedom to do what he wants to do. Because we play with so many different timelines, and we rebooted and not really rebooted and all that, we felt like, OK, we're going to throw it out there and hope the fans accept it.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_accepting_with-legion-we-re-our-own-universe-it-gi_127878.jpg)
