Shawn Ryan Quotes

I Think The Bar Is Higher These Days In Terms Of Audience Expectations Of Authenticity.

I've Worked In Network And Cable On And Off For A Number Of Years, And You Just Understand What Your Parameters Are. A Lot Of Times, I Think The Best Work That My Team Has Come Up With Comes From Having To Deal With Certain Boundaries.

I Was Never That Kid Who Grew Up In New York And Was Always At The Arthouse Watching Important Films. I Was The Kid Who Grew Up In The Midwest Where There Weren't Any Art Films, And I Watched Tv. And That Was Really The Medium That Affected Me And That I Fell In Love With.

You Can Make A Good Show, But You Still Need Some Magical Alchemy To Get People To Watch.

I Would Say On A Creative Level I Put A Lot Of Pressure On Myself.

I Don't Want My Writing To Be So Unique That When You Apply It To Different Genres, It Seems Like The Previous Show That People Know You From.

I Don't Want My Writing To Be Recognized.

I Don't Ever Want To Have A Weak Episode Of Television With My Name On It.

Everyone In Hollywood Who Is Successful Becomes Less Successful At Some Point. I'm Just Trying To Delay That Fall For As Long As I Can.

The Payment For Sins Can Be Delayed. But They Cant Be Avoided.

I Have No Problem At All Going Back And Forth Between Cable And Network.

In Order To Appeal To A Wider Audience On Network In Order To Survive, Generally Your Characters Need To Be, At A Base Level, A Little Bit More Likable.