Mitchell Hurwitz Quotes

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• Television is a very writer-driven business, and it's one of the few parts of entertainment where writers are treated with respect, only because they need…
• I think it's a big part of being a creative person.
• It's very easy I think when you're a creative person to wait for the right thing and to start getting self-conscious about how you are…
• The more constraints I have, the more opportunities I have to be creative to fix those constraints.
• For the most part you are dealing with jealousy, you are dealing with love, you're dealing with hatred, you are dealing with revenge and all…
• I always liked magic. I was always embarrassed by liking magic because I liked the fact that they're just lying.
• The TV industry works in this crazy system where everybody's trying to get the same actors at the same time.
• Television is so much about continuing to work with people.
• Character is what someone does, much more than who they are. I can be sarcastic or I can be fearful, but it doesn't really matter…
• Regret is a tricky word. Here's a big secret: nobody knows what wasn't.
• Chance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.'
• I remember being asked when I was in high school what do I want to do when I grow up and the answer is so…
• I have this identity for myself as a writer and the only thing that can happen is that I chip away from it.
• I think of there being two conditions that creative people go through. I think it's fear and curiosity.
• The people that always impress me are the ones that are curious about what they're going to do next.
• It's very hard, I think, for critics to write positive reviews, because there's not that much to say about something you like. You can kind…
• One of the best ways into the business is to get a job with a production, which you can do by cold-calling or by getting…
• The "executive producer" title either means that you're the person who created, or co-created, the show, or you're the person who's in charge of day-to-day…
• If you've never watched people watch television, I don't recommend it. It's not an exciting thing to do.
• Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as just direct jokes,…

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