Jeremy Podeswa

In 'Queer as Folk,' we had three or four sex scenes in every episode, so I got used to doing that very…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Aidan Gillen is such a great actor, and it was so nice to have an opportunity to work with him, even if…

— Jeremy Podeswa

I am working with writers and producers to have a more proprietary relationship over shows, having more ownership and creative control.

— Jeremy Podeswa

Something that 'Game of Thrones' always does successfully is that action sequences are never just action sequences. There's always a point of…

— Jeremy Podeswa

We tend to rush through life, generally. We don't appreciate the people around us, the relationships we have, or anything.

— Jeremy Podeswa

When any character gets killed, there's always a sadness about that, because they're part of the family in a way.

— Jeremy Podeswa

I'm very attracted to schematic structures. My brother is a chemical engineer, he has a very mathematical mind, and he's also a…

— Jeremy Podeswa

When doing a fantasy show - or a show with fantasy elements - the more you can anchor an effect to reality,…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Whatever we try - to be rich, to be happy - death is unavoidable. It doesn't matter how much money you have;…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Horrific things should be presented as horrific.

— Jeremy Podeswa

Claire Danes in 'Homeland' just blew me away. She is so intuitive, and her choices are so unique. When you see somebody…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Usually, historically, nothing good comes out of relationships becoming more complicated!

— Jeremy Podeswa

You have to think about storytelling over the long haul: what is going to engage an audience for, potentially, years and how…

— Jeremy Podeswa

When I started as a filmmaker, I never, ever imagined in a million years that I would be doing television because, at…

— Jeremy Podeswa

If you have children and you hear about a child being kidnapped, it makes you really appreciate your own children. It makes…

— Jeremy Podeswa

While I was thinking about the next film to do, I was also reading this book by Diane Ackerman called 'The Natural…

— Jeremy Podeswa

What I have learned from working on those great shows is what is the DNA that makes them so deeply involving and…

— Jeremy Podeswa

As much as people were asking me and everybody else on the show constantly if Jon Snow is alive or dead, I…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Cersei is a character who's done unspeakable things, and yet we also know that she's a mother who's lost her children -…

— Jeremy Podeswa

The best way I know to get good work out of people is to create a good environment so that people have…

— Jeremy Podeswa

Talent is obviously very important, but it's also about how you approach the work and, you know, maybe this is a Canadian…

— Jeremy Podeswa

In general, I don't really think too much about pacing, myself. You kind of look at each script and what each script…

— Jeremy Podeswa

There's certain things that people hold as truth but that are not always necessarily true.

— Jeremy Podeswa

Even though you're filming something and it's all scripted, there's still a sense of ritual about it because you're filming a ritual.…

— Jeremy Podeswa