People often ask me if fantasy is about escapism, and I personally don't think it is. — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Copy Share Image
For me, the biggest surprise? I had no idea how worldwide the fandom for 'The Witcher' was. — Lauren Schmidt Hissrich 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
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 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 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 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 Audiences 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 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 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 Actor 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 Character 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
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 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 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
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'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
