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Hopping Around Time In A Non-linear Storytelling Fashion (on 'lost') Allows You To Bring Back Characters Who Are Dead And, In Some Cases, Buried. Now That Time Travel Is The Story Itself, It Opens Up Even More Doors. So When An Actor Reads That They're Getting Killed Off On The Show, They're Basically, Like, 'okay, But Should I Still Bother To Show Up Next Week?'

I Place A Higher Value On Work Ethic Than Talent, Because, In Certain Areas, You Just Need To Cast, You Need To Cast Actors With Talent, You Need To Hire Directors With Talent, But I've Worked With Very Talented People Who Have A Poor Work Ethic, And The Outcome Is Less Desirable Than People Who Are Less Talented And Have An Incredible Work Ethic.

Good Twists Are Enormously Hard To Come By, And I Think The Best Ones Are Earned Ones. The Idea That A Story Can Take A Left Turn On You, It's Easy To Do, But It Has To Be Done Very, Very Carefully, Or Else You Risk Losing The Audience's Trust.

Suffice It To Say, There Are Some Very Big Ideas In Prometheus And, Therefore, It Covers A Very Vast Expanse Of Time.

One Person's Magical Thinking Is Another Person's Cynicism.