97 Quotes by Jed Mercurio

I'm always thinking about my work, always thinking about where it's taking me.

I've never reached the point where I was ready to abandon a series.

I want to be one of those serious, moody writers.

I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive, military environment and being part of a squadron.

The world is a horrible place, but no one worries because we have all been pacified by anodyne television in which incorruptible cops solve crimes, crusading lawyers keep the innocent out of prison, and streetwise social workers rescue children from abuse.

'Line Of Duty,' for dramatic purposes, tends to create characters whose corruption is balanced on certain ethical conflicts, whereas the majority of corruption in the real world is simply based on greed.

I love to do things that kind of mess with the movie formula that you can always find the right place to park; you've always got a phone signal. And I think audiences really respond to the limitations of real life when they intrude on drama.

I do like books to be quite an intense experience, and that's the kind of novel I respond to as a reader.

The things I discovered when writing 'Line of Duty' were the tools you have available to write a thriller.