53 Quotes by Terence Winter

I’m always amazed by writers who say, “Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit.” I just need a real big chunk of time to sit down and focus. That’s my process.

I've always thought that when they say ignorance is bliss, the converse to that is that knowledge is hell. The more you know, the bleaker things can get.

The first rule of show business is get off the stage while people still want more.

I was always interested in the 1920s and the gangster world, in general.

TV is a level playing field, and you're competing for eyeballs.

I was a big fan of the show 'Deadwood' on HBO, which was created by David Milch. And as soon as I heard that all of those characters on Deadwood were based on real people, the first thing I did was Google everybody.

I'm always amazed by writers who say, 'Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit.' I just need a real big chunk of time to sit down and focus. That's my process.

With an interesting character, there's always something to say.

I wrote for 'The Sopranos' and worked on big, blustery characters for quite a while.