219 Quotes by Rod Serling

Over the long haul I’d say that most directors I’ve worked with have been pretty sensitive to the quality of the interpreted scenes.

The writer’s no different. When he’s rejected, that paper is rejected, in a sense, a sizeable fragment of the writer is rejected as well. It’s a piece of himself that’s being turned down.

I don’t have any system. I dictate a lot, through a machine, and I also have a secretary. But I used to type just like everybody else.

There is nothing in the dark that isn’t there when the lights are on.

I don’t think it’s man’s function to write. I don’t think it’s a normal thing like teeth-brushing and going to the bathroom. It’s a supered position on the animal.

The major difference frequently is in time. The motion picture, for example, gives you considerably more freedom of expression than does the confined thirty-minute television show. But in essence, they’re not that dissimilar.

I don’t feel, God dictated that I should write.

I’ve written all that I’ve wanted to write to date.

I find dictating in the mass media particularly good because you’re writing for voice anyway; you’re writing for people to say a line and, consequently, saying a line through a machine is quite a valid test for the validity of what you’re saying.