--- title: "Best Damon Lindelof Sayings" 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 3 > [The year that 'Lost' started and premiered was, without a doubt, the most miserable year of my life. The level of despair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/the-year-that-lost-started-and-premiered-was-without-a-doubt-the-most/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Anguish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anguish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/damon-lindelof-6799_anguish_the-year-that-lost-started-and-premiered_1585234.jpg) > [Sometimes we get frustrated ourselves and decide it's time to download a big chunk of mythology. And then the audience says, 'I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/sometimes-we-get-frustrated-ourselves-and-decide-it-s-time-to/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/damon-lindelof-6799_audience_sometimes-we-get-frustrated-ourselves-an_1953257.jpg) > [Anger is not a real feeling. Every time in my life I've ever been angry, it's because I was scared, or because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/anger-is-not-a-real-feeling-every-time-in-my-life-i-ve-ever-been/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/damon-lindelof-6799_anger_anger-is-not-a-real-feeling-every-time-i_3157683.jpg) > [I was born in 1973, so I did not see 'Alien' when it was released theatrically. I saw 'Alien' when it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-was-born-in-1973-so-i-did-not-see-alien-when-it-was-released/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Alien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/damon-lindelof-6799_alien_i-was-born-in-1973-so-i-did-not-see-alie_692254.jpg) > [I saw myself as a teacher's pet but with a little of Ed Haskell mixed in. I was the teacher's pet, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-saw-myself-as-a-teacher-s-pet-but-with-a-little-of-ed-haskell-mixed/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/damon-lindelof-6799_little_i-saw-myself-as-a-teacher-s-pet-but-with_1663944.jpg) > [Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing is that when you're feeling very scared about something and convinced that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/hindsight-is-20-20-but-the-moral-of-the-writing-is-that-when-you-re/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Disaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disaster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/damon-lindelof-6799_disaster_hindsight-is-20-20-but-the-moral-of-the_1842510.jpg) > [Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing for me is that when you're feeling very scared and nervous about something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/hindsight-is-20-20-but-the-moral-of-the-writing-for-me-is-that-when/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/damon-lindelof-6799_convinced_hindsight-is-20-20-but-the-moral-of-the_2840997.jpg) > [My father - until the day that my dad died - didn't know how many points you scored in a touchdown. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/my-father-until-the-day-that-my-dad-died-didn-t-know-how-many-points/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/damon-lindelof-6799_baseball_my-father-until-the-day-that-my-dad-died_142344.jpg) > [I believe that this idea of story or myth or this thing that Joseph Campbell writes about is sort of an inter-connective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-believe-that-this-idea-of-story-or-myth-or-this-thing-that-joseph/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/damon-lindelof-6799_about_i-believe-that-this-idea-of-story-or-myt_1806916.jpg) > [Part of the fun of the movie is understanding exactly why we called it Prometheus. And also, it sounds really pretentious, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/part-of-the-fun-of-the-movie-is-understanding-exactly-why-we-called/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Explosions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/explosions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/damon-lindelof-6799_explosions_part-of-the-fun-of-the-movie-is-understa_1194538.jpg) > [I stand by the Lost finale. It's the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses. No apologies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-stand-by-the-lost-finale-it-s-the-story-that-we-wanted-to-tell-and/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/damon-lindelof-6799_alive_i-stand-by-the-lost-finale-it-s-the-stor_2916524.jpg) > [I feel like the big twist shows are now off the table. I think Westworld was probably the last one to Trojan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-feel-like-the-big-twist-shows-are-now-off-the-table-i-think/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/damon-lindelof-6799_black_i-feel-like-the-big-twist-shows-are-now_2258032.jpg) > [I felt like if I said something positive on Twitter, it got no play. But if I said something negative on Twitter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-felt-like-if-i-said-something-positive-on-twitter-it-got-no-play/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/damon-lindelof-6799_giving_i-felt-like-if-i-said-something-positive_402612.jpg) > [I think that we, as writers, get excited by risk. When we are feeling comfortable and familiar, I wouldn't say that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-think-that-we-as-writers-get-excited-by-risk-when-we-are-feeling/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Bored](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bored/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/damon-lindelof-6799_bored_i-think-that-we-as-writers-get-excited-b_3006668.jpg) > [If I went for a long period in my life where I was unemployed and I was unable to make a living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/if-i-went-for-a-long-period-in-my-life-where-i-was-unemployed-and-i/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/damon-lindelof-6799_betrayal_if-i-went-for-a-long-period-in-my-life-w_3232842.jpg) > [I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-place-a-higher-value-on-work-ethic-than-talent-because-in-certain/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/damon-lindelof-6799_actors_i-place-a-higher-value-on-work-ethic-tha_1374443.jpg) > [I promised myself I would never be one of those people who complained about "Oh man, lots of people are interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-lindelof/i-promised-myself-i-would-never-be-one-of-those-people-who-complained/) [Damon Lindelof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-lindelof/) [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/damon-lindelof-6799_inspirational_i-promised-myself-i-would-never-be-one-o_2218266.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": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The year that 'Lost' started and premiered was, without a doubt, the most miserable year of my life. 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