115 Quotes by Rob Thomas

The world domination plan goal is that I would love Veronica Mars to become a brand like Sherlock Holmes is a brand, like Nancy Drew, in a way, is a brand. When people start listing who are the great fictional detectives, I want Veronica Mars to make that list. That would be the dream scenario.

Before Twitter or Facebook, all the fandom that I knew about was anecdotal.

I started my career as a novelist. 'Veronica Mars' was first imagined as a novel.

Having written both comedy and drama, comedy's harder because the fear of failure's so much stronger. When you write a scene and you see it cut together, and it doesn't make you laugh, it hurts in a way that failed drama doesn't. Failed drama, it's all, 'That's not that compelling,' but failed comedy just lays there.

Having gotten TV shows on the air, that's so much less work that trying to get the 'Veronica Mars' movie made.

One reason I relate to 'Veronica Mars' fans is because I can totally geek out about shows. I mean, I write Vince Gilligan fan mail every year.

Ryan Hansen is my favorite person on the planet. He is my discovery. I'm so proud of him.

Your executives liking your show makes all the difference in the world. It's the difference between happiness and misery.

I couldn't love a movie much more than 'Dazed and Confused.' I would argue that 'Dazed and Confused: The Series' would have been very much like 'Freaks and Geeks.' And that died a painful death because it was too good.