Rod Serling

The writer's no different. When he's rejected, that paper is rejected, in a sense, a sizeable fragment of the writer is rejected…

— Rod Serling

The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the…

— Rod Serling

We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think.

— Rod Serling

But it makes you wonder, doesn't it? Just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to…

— Rod Serling

I'm an affluent screenwriter and all that - I'm a known screenwriter, but I'm not in the fraternity of the very, very…

— Rod Serling

If the producer doesn't like you, consequently he reads the script with a very negative view. But I wouldn't preoccupy myself with…

— Rod Serling

I'm a Western-cultured man who subscribes to the ancient saw that men do not cry, I don't cry either. I'll go to…

— Rod Serling

The major difference frequently is in time. The motion picture, for example, gives you considerably more freedom of expression than does the…

— Rod Serling

You're looking at a species of flimsy little two-legged animals with extremely small heads whose name is Man...Very tiny undeveloped brain; comes…

— Rod Serling

A word to the wise to all the children of the twentieth century, whether their concern be pediatrics or geriatrics, whether they…

— Rod Serling

I've never planned ahead.I just sort of go through life checking the menu of three meals that day. I never worry about…

— Rod Serling

You must always assume that the relationship between writer and producer is that of adversaries - however you slice it. They may…

— Rod Serling

“A small footnote found in the court records of some parallel world. The name of Mitchell Chaplin, who served his sentence of…

— Rod Serling

“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless…

— Rod Serling

The Chancellor, the late Chancellor, was only partly correct, he was obsolete. But so was the State, the entity he worshipped. Any…

— Rod Serling

If you write, fix pipes, grade papers, lay bricks or drive a taxi - do it with a sense of pride. And…

— Rod Serling

Most shows, buying shows, have a standard fee for the first shot of the writer and if you have a very militant…

— Rod Serling

How can you put on a meaningful drama when, every fifteen minutes, proceedings are interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits with toilet paper?

— Rod Serling

I don't have any system. I dictate a lot, through a machine, and I also have a secretary. But I used to…

— Rod Serling

I ask for your indulgence when I march out quotations. This is the double syndrome of men who write for a living…

— Rod Serling

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as…

— Rod Serling

You see. No shock. No engulfment. No tearing assunder. What you feared would come like an explosion is like a whisper. What…

— Rod Serling

If you have the temerity to try to dramatize a theme that involves any particular social controversy currently extant. . . then…

— Rod Serling

All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes - all of them. They must remain standing…

— Rod Serling

Ideas come from the Earth. They come from every human experience that you’ve either witnessed or have heard about, translated into your…

— Rod Serling

For the record, suspicion can kill, and prejudice can destroy. And a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all…

— Rod Serling

It's part of the business of really not caring about topping myself because I really don't care what's going to happen. I…

— Rod Serling

Personally, my daughter's wedding gave me a tremendous pleasure. And the wedding was a radiant event and I enjoyed it. I was…

— Rod Serling

An Ingmar Bergman film would probably owe a sizeable bulk of its import and its direction and its quality to the directorial…

— Rod Serling

I think the essence of the argument has always been, first of all, the Guild doesn't want writing on spec. And that's…

— Rod Serling

In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath myself.…

— Rod Serling

Star Trek, I thought, was a very inconsistent show, which at times sparkled with true ingenuity and pure science fiction approaches, and…

— Rod Serling

People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented - but because there's no…

— Rod Serling

You could do much more in movies than you could on TV, and even movies were heavily censored. But in television, the…

— Rod Serling

If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll…

— Rod Serling

I'm frequently surprised, sometimes bugged off, and sometimes happy, depending on the actor. It's a fact of life that just as often…

— Rod Serling