Against Quote by John M. Ford

“The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations.” quote by John M. Ford — Download Open image

“The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations.”

John M. Ford

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (5 ratings)

Against Audience Audience Expectations Deliberately Dislike Dislike Intensely Expectations Goes Goes Audience Intensely Like People Surprising Tend Tend Dislike Unfortunate Who

More by John M. Ford

Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.

John M. Ford

Image

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen…

John M. Ford

Image

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.

John M. Ford

Image

At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am…

John M. Ford

Image

“Askade took the battertoast, looked at it blearily. "I can't rewire it into a death ray without some extra parts," he said, and took…

John M. Ford

Image

Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow…

John M. Ford

Image

I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something…

John M. Ford

Image

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't.

John M. Ford

Image

Naturally, the reader has access only to the events I show and the way I show them, but as has been said, there's generally…

John M. Ford

Image

Observe, don't imitate.

John M. Ford

Image

If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book.

John M. Ford

Image

The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating.

John M. Ford

Image

Explore all 24 John M. Ford quotes

More Against quotes

I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to…

David S. Goyer

Image

I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have…

Bobby Lee

Image

I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way.

Manny Pacquiao

Image

It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the…

Tim LaHaye

Image

We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…

Mordechai Vanunu

Image

In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know…

Mathieu Kassovitz

Image

France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French…

Tyler Cowen