--- title: "Best Damon Lindelof Quotes" description: "Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he has received three Primetime Emmy Awards, ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-damon-lindelof-26115.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-damon-lindelof-26115.jpg) # Damon Lindelof (1973) Screenwriter United States **97** quotes in **701** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Damon Lindelof is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for *The leftovers*. ## Quick Facts About Damon Lindelof Born April 24, 1973 Nationality United States Profession Screenwriter Notable works The leftovers ## About Damon Lindelof Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he has received three Primetime Emmy Awards, from twelve nominations. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. ## Awards & Honors Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writers Guild of America Award ## Quotes by Damon Lindelof · Page 2 > [Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/michael-arndt-that-guy-you-re-just-supposed-to-say-nice-things-about/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/damon-lindelof-6799_guy_michael-arndt-that-guy-you-re-just-suppo_381610.jpg) > [I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-make-no-distinction-between-writing-and-storytelling-i-ve-always/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Distinction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distinction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/damon-lindelof-6799_distinction_i-make-no-distinction-between-writing-an_9549.jpg) > [The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/the-fundamental-law-of-nature-is-to-not-know-too-much-about-yourself/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [About yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about-yourself/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/damon-lindelof-6799_about-yourself_the-fundamental-law-of-nature-is-to-not_842810.jpg) > [I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-ve-always-felt-that-really-good-prequels-should-be-original-movies/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/damon-lindelof-6799_felt_i-ve-always-felt-that-really-good-preque_2925759.jpg) > [Hire people you get along with, and then let them do what they do best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/hire-people-you-get-along-with-and-then-let-them-do-what-they-do-best/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/damon-lindelof-6799_hire_hire-people-you-get-along-with-and-then_471002.jpg) > [People are disappointed when the world doesn't end on their watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/people-are-disappointed-when-the-world-doesn-t-end-on-their-watch/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Disappointed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disappointed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/damon-lindelof-6799_disappointed_people-are-disappointed-when-the-world-d_2656800.jpg) > [Lost is a mystery show, so I think that would be stripping the franchise of sort of its essential nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/lost-is-a-mystery-show-so-i-think-that-would-be-stripping-the/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/damon-lindelof-6799_essentials_lost-is-a-mystery-show-so-i-think-that-w_560262.jpg) > [At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/at-some-point-you-can-t-take-a-risk-just-to-take-a-risk-because-that/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/damon-lindelof-6799_betrayal_at-some-point-you-can-t-take-a-risk-just_2014007.jpg) > [As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/as-cliched-as-it-sounds-if-you-have-an-original-voice-and-an-original/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/damon-lindelof-6799_anybody_as-cliched-as-it-sounds-if-you-have-an-o_3088880.jpg) > [I've always been really interested in the future, and I feel like all of the movies that I've been exposed to, over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-ve-always-been-really-interested-in-the-future-and-i-feel-like-all/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/damon-lindelof-6799_courses_i-ve-always-been-really-interested-in-th_1725024.jpg) > [Look, we can definitively agree that cable is far superior to network. That isn't to say that there can't be a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/look-we-can-definitively-agree-that-cable-is-far-superior-to-network/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/damon-lindelof-6799_agree_look-we-can-definitively-agree-that-cabl_180641.jpg) > [I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-feel-like-great-ted-talks-are-ones-that-are-a-little-bit-subject-to/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/damon-lindelof-6799_bit_i-feel-like-great-ted-talks-are-ones-tha_282390.jpg) > [A lot of writers whom I love, admire and call friends share this feeling, which is this fundamental idea that we're frauds.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/a-lot-of-writers-whom-i-love-admire-and-call-friends-share-this/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/damon-lindelof-6799_admire_a-lot-of-writers-whom-i-love-admire-and_1181646.jpg) > [When you're a writer and you're a producer, traditionally the junkets are really focused on the beautiful people and nobody wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/when-you-re-a-writer-and-you-re-a-producer-traditionally-the-junkets/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/damon-lindelof-6799_beautiful_when-you-re-a-writer-and-you-re-a-produc_2486222.jpg) > [Reputation is a very interesting thing, and I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and I think that there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/reputation-is-a-very-interesting-thing-and-i-always-give-people-the/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Benefit of the doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefit-of-the-doubt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/damon-lindelof-6799_benefit-of-the-doubt_reputation-is-a-very-interesting-thing-a_1893184.jpg) > [You can't just come out and do the same moves that you always do because someone just basically came into the center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/you-can-t-just-come-out-and-do-the-same-moves-that-you-always-do/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/damon-lindelof-6799_moving_you-can-t-just-come-out-and-do-the-same_2118763.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-don-t-think-it-s-hubris-for-me-to-say-i-m-a-trek-fan-so-i-don-t/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/damon-lindelof-6799_fans_i-don-t-think-it-s-hubris-for-me-to-say_1995332.jpg) > [The interpretive element of 'Lost' - the fact that you immediately need, as soon as the episode is over, to seek out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/the-interpretive-element-of-lost-the-fact-that-you-immediately-need/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/damon-lindelof-6799_about_the-interpretive-element-of-lost-the-fac_392624.jpg) > [I think one of the problems in determining the ending for a television series is that you don't know how long the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-think-one-of-the-problems-in-determining-the-ending-for-a/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/damon-lindelof-6799_adapting_i-think-one-of-the-problems-in-determini_2023450.jpg) > [You can watch an episode of Friends or an episode of Law & Order and just drop in, but you're not going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/you-can-watch-an-episode-of-friends-or-an-episode-of-law-order-and/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/damon-lindelof-6799_book_you-can-watch-an-episode-of-friends-or-a_337422.jpg) > [People talk about overnight successes, and ultimately, there's a certain amount of, you want to call it luck or fortune or good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/people-talk-about-overnight-successes-and-ultimately-there-s-a/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/damon-lindelof-6799_amount_people-talk-about-overnight-successes-an_622850.jpg) > [But I do think that, when you slow the conveyor belt down, the quality control tends to go up. You have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/but-i-do-think-that-when-you-slow-the-conveyor-belt-down-the-quality/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/damon-lindelof-6799_belts_but-i-do-think-that-when-you-slow-the-co_2544423.jpg) > [I think that, at the end of the day, I'm drawn to a certain level of ambiguous storytelling that requires hard thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-think-that-at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-drawn-to-a-certain-level-of/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/damon-lindelof-6799_ambiguous_i-think-that-at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-d_1610556.jpg) > [Hopping around time in a non-linear storytelling fashion (on 'Lost') allows you to bring back characters who are dead and, in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/hopping-around-time-in-a-non-linear-storytelling-fashion-on-lost/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/damon-lindelof-6799_actors_hopping-around-time-in-a-non-linear-stor_2545812.jpg) > [I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-ll-never-be-immune-to-criticism-and-that-s-okay-and-i-m-very/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/damon-lindelof-6799_comfortable_i-ll-never-be-immune-to-criticism-and-th_66949.jpg) > [Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/once-you-spend-more-than-100-million-on-a-movie-you-have-to-save-the/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/damon-lindelof-6799_inspirational_once-you-spend-more-than-100-million-on_1203506.jpg) > [When someone says something in an interview, the beauty of Twitter is that it's a platform for instantaneous response.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/when-someone-says-something-in-an-interview-the-beauty-of-twitter-is/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/damon-lindelof-6799_beauty_when-someone-says-something-in-an-interv_2547624.jpg) > [Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/suffice-it-to-say-there-are-some-very-big-ideas-in-prometheus-and/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Big idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-idea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/damon-lindelof-6799_big-idea_suffice-it-to-say-there-are-some-very-bi_631618.jpg) > [In television, I don't feel constraints. I feel a lot freedom to maneuver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/in-television-i-don-t-feel-constraints-i-feel-a-lot-freedom-to/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/damon-lindelof-6799_constraints_in-television-i-don-t-feel-constraints-i_1725829.jpg) > [In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/in-really-really-good-science-fiction-the-line-between-the-science/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/damon-lindelof-6799_blurry_in-really-really-good-science-fiction-th_477739.jpg) > [Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/star-wars-is-a-galaxy-a-long-time-ago-far-far-away-star-wars-is-not/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/damon-lindelof-6799_astronomy_star-wars-is-a-galaxy-a-long-time-ago-fa_397577.jpg) > [As a storyteller, you also don't want to make people feel like they're left out, like other people who have read the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/as-a-storyteller-you-also-don-t-want-to-make-people-feel-like-they-re/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/damon-lindelof-6799_book_as-a-storyteller-you-also-don-t-want-to_2910731.jpg) > [When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/when-i-saw-blade-runner-my-understanding-was-that-blade-runner-and/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Alien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/damon-lindelof-6799_alien_when-i-saw-blade-runner-my-understanding_2851991.jpg) > [I can't live my life under the sort of "I cannot fail" philosophy, because then every time I do fail, which feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-can-t-live-my-life-under-the-sort-of-i-cannot-fail-philosophy/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Crush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/damon-lindelof-6799_crush_i-can-t-live-my-life-under-the-sort-of-i_1503098.jpg) > [One of the things I've learned is there's no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/one-of-the-things-i-ve-learned-is-there-s-no-lesson-to-be-learned-you/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Creative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/damon-lindelof-6799_creative_one-of-the-things-i-ve-learned-is-there_2164402.jpg) > [I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that's what really attracts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-look-at-myself-more-as-a-storyteller-than-a-screenwriter-as/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/damon-lindelof-6799_attracts_i-look-at-myself-more-as-a-storyteller-t_2141067.jpg) > [Essentially, there's no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/essentially-there-s-no-scientific-evidence-whatsoever-that-could-ever/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/damon-lindelof-6799_belief_essentially-there-s-no-scientific-eviden_1400246.jpg) > [I've always been into having stories told to me. I was a voracious reader, my father was also a teller of tales;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-ve-always-been-into-having-stories-told-to-me-i-was-a-voracious/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8d/damon-lindelof-6799_books_i-ve-always-been-into-having-stories-tol_1043415.jpg) > [Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/good-twists-are-enormously-hard-to-come-by-and-i-think-the-best-ones/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/damon-lindelof-6799_audience_good-twists-are-enormously-hard-to-come_2331745.jpg) > [There is a reason behind life. There is some connectivity between living beings. Whether you want to call that 'God' or 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/there-is-a-reason-behind-life-there-is-some-connectivity-between/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/damon-lindelof-6799_behind_there-is-a-reason-behind-life-there-is-s_131824.jpg) ## Damon Lindelof by topic [Thinking (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/damon-lindelof/) [People (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/damon-lindelof/) [Television (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/television/damon-lindelof/) [Writing (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/damon-lindelof/) [Time (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/damon-lindelof/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/#itemlist", "name": "Damon Lindelof Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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