Mike White Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“You feel a little weird, as a writer of scripted television for many years, to say you're a fan of reality TV. You feel like a traitor. But I am a total fan.”

“What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show.”

“I started out writing when I was young; stuff about exposing the truth about how people are not what they appear, about how they are much more dysfunctional than they seem. Pulling back the curtain - that felt smart. But as I got older, exposing how frail people can be seems less and less deep.”

“'Girls' is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don't think the viewership is huge.”

“I think I'm more of an absurdist than a satirist. I think I'm more of a - humanist? I hate to say it!”

“You want to work with people who you like and have an easy rapport with.”

“From my experience, meditating can bring up the most stressful thoughts.”

“I don't even give my scripts to friends because I just feel it's, like, I don't need one more set of opinions.”

“I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously.”

“I'm attracted to polarizing characters who upend the civility of life.”