Books Quote by Noah Hawley

It's always very important to me to try to create a story that feels unpredictable. You can't jump ahead and see what's coming, but…

— Noah Hawley

A two-hour movie tends to be a plot-delivery device; you tend to have to introduce all the characters, say what the goal is, and…

— Noah Hawley

For some reason, I tend to take on the stuff that people are really passionate about. If you make a list of people you…

— Noah Hawley

One of the things that I've always appreciated about the 'X-Men' style of storytelling versus other Marvel stories is how fluid the line between…

— Noah Hawley

What's great is that each medium has a unique set of things that it does and does well. Film is a visual medium, and…

— Noah Hawley

I think that we're pattern-seeking animals, and what we like best is a story where everything fits together, where there's no puzzle pieces left…

— Noah Hawley

Obviously, when you do something with drama and comedy in it - and by that, I mean a scene that has drama and comedy…

— Noah Hawley

The last thing you want is to be desperate in Hollywood.

— Noah Hawley

I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say, 'I don't…

— Noah Hawley

I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along toward an…

— Noah Hawley

I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that…

— Noah Hawley

'Downton Abbey' didn't have the impact it had just because it was a good story about people. It was something about that period and…

— Noah Hawley