Damon Lindelof

I believe that this idea of story or myth or this thing that Joseph Campbell writes about is sort of an inter-connective…

— Damon Lindelof

Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing is that when you're feeling very scared about something and convinced that it…

— Damon Lindelof

I'm trying to focus as much on the here and now as possible. To live my life in a way that the…

— Damon Lindelof

Reputation is a very interesting thing, and I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and I think that there's a…

— Damon Lindelof

Finding meaning in the relationships that we have with one another - that's the only way to achieve any kind of fundamental…

— Damon Lindelof

Everything I've ever been a fan of, whether it's Star Wars or the New York Jets, I've also been very hard on…

— Damon Lindelof

I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.

— Damon Lindelof

Sometimes we get frustrated ourselves and decide it's time to download a big chunk of mythology. And then the audience says, 'I…

— Damon Lindelof

All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.

— Damon Lindelof

I don't think it's hubris for me to say I'm a Trek fan. So, I don't treat Trek fans as somebody who's…

— Damon Lindelof

At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.

— Damon Lindelof

I think one of the problems in determining the ending for a television series is that you don't know how long the…

— Damon Lindelof

It's television. The reality of it is, if you go on the boards and people are saying, "I saw that coming," or…

— Damon Lindelof

I would say that my fatal flaw, as a human being, is that I need people to like me, and if they…

— Damon Lindelof

You can't just come out and do the same moves that you always do because someone just basically came into the center…

— Damon Lindelof

I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that's what really attracts…

— Damon Lindelof

One of the things I've learned is there's no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that…

— Damon Lindelof

I promised myself I would never be one of those people who complained about "Oh man, lots of people are interested in…

— Damon Lindelof

The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters.

— Damon Lindelof

I feel like the big twist shows are now off the table. I think Westworld was probably the last one to Trojan…

— Damon Lindelof

If you're the guy who basically shows up with coal at the locomotive, they will put it in the train. Like, they…

— Damon Lindelof

It's just immensely frustrating that things like Breaking Bad get made that are kind of perfect! There's not even a bad episode…

— Damon Lindelof

Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story…

— Damon Lindelof

I think 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy has a very satisfying ending, and there's not really that deep of a mythological…

— Damon Lindelof

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?

— Damon Lindelof