I like fantasy, but I don't live and breathe fantasy. — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Breathe Copy Share Image
I feel like as a writer, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to 'Game of Thrones', because it really blew open… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Debt of gratitude Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I'd have said, 'I'm a fantasy viewer.' Now I know I am, because I sat and watched 'Game of… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Fantasy Copy Share Image
I didn't have a lot of experience with adult fantasy. And that's sort of what intersected with me and 'The Witcher.' — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Adult Copy Share Image
When I was 20, I picked up and left my entire family, who were in Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles on… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Family Copy Share Image
I fell in love with David Bowie in 'Labyrinth'. That's probably the initial fantasy movie that I saw and fell in love… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich David Copy Share Image
That, to me, is the core of fantasy - real people in a crazy environment, dealing with crazy problems. That's what I… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Books Copy Share Image
To me, I love when, as a viewer, I can be on a journey with a character, and not just hearing about… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Character Copy Share Image
I think audiences are really savvy and know when we're doing stuff to just shock them versus do stuff that really drives… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Doing Copy Share Image
I love what happens between colleagues. It's just another facet of family to me. That's certainly what we explored all over 'The… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Colleagues Copy Share Image
People often ask me if fantasy is about escapism, and I personally don't think it is. — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich About Copy Share Image
For me, the biggest surprise? I had no idea how worldwide the fandom for 'The Witcher' was. — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Biggest Copy Share Image
I read 'The Last Wish' and really loved it. But I never would have called myself a fantasy writer before this. I've… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Adapt Copy Share Image
Sure, there are moments that you can escape, and you can sit back and just enjoy it, but one of the most… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Escape Copy Share Image
It's like, if you have a story that's already great, then the thing that we can shift is how we're telling that… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Great Copy Share Image
Nice doesn't mean 'naive.' Nice doesn't mean 'gullible.' In my job, one of the most important things to be is decisive and… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Gullible Copy Share Image
What you don't want is just to say, 'All showrunners need to be half women and half men,' because then, for men… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Men Copy Share Image
I think that anytime you're doing casting and you're casting something that has a lot of existing fans you're going to get… — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Dreams Copy Share Image
