Damon Lindelof Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.”

“A lot of writers whom I love, admire and call friends share this feeling, which is this fundamental idea that we're frauds. That we will be pushed out on to the stage, and it will be revealed that the emperor has no clothes.”

“I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.”

“The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters.”

“All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.”

“I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.”

“I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.”

“I love collaborating with different people.”

“'Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.”

“I saw myself as a teacher's pet but with a little of Ed Haskell mixed in. I was the teacher's pet, but that didn't mean that I was trying to pull one over.”