Damon Lindelof quotes

Damon Lindelof is an American writer and producer, widely recognized for his work in television and film. Best known as the co-creator of the groundbreaking series "Lost," his storytelling has influenced modern TV dramas. He continues to shape popular culture through his writing on series such as "The Leftovers" and "Watchmen." Here are 40 of his quotes:

I love finding new creative partnerships but then continuing the partnerships I'm already in. (Damon Lindelof)
The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters. View quote
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There is no suspense in inevitability. View quote
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Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland. View quote
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As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story. View quote
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The interpretive element of "Lost," the fact that you immediately need as soon as the episode is over to seek out a community of people to express your own thoughts about it, understand what they thought about it and form an opinion, that's the bread and butter of the show. View quote
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I remember what it was like to be doing 'Lost' and how creatively immersive it was. I just couldn't really engage on anything else, other than 'Lost;' I was just thinking about it all the time, and then there was just the pure workload, the 70- or 80-hour weeks. View quote
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When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were related. They were set in the same world. View quote
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Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt. (Damon Lindelof)
I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies. View quote
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In really, really good science fiction the line between the science and the fiction is blurry. View quote
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A lot of writers whom I love, admire and call friends share this feeling, which is this fundamental idea that we're frauds. That we will be pushed out on to the stage, and it will be revealed that the emperor has no clothes. View quote
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My father - until the day that my dad died - didn't know how many points you scored in a touchdown. He could say there were nine innings in baseball, but no intricacies of the sport. View quote
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I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale. View quote
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When someone says something in an interview, the beauty of Twitter is that it's a platform for instantaneous response. View quote
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We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?' View quote
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself. View quote
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From my own internal fanboy perspective, there's nothing that I hate more than seeing a three minute trailer for a movie where I feel like it's shown me the entire movie. View quote
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All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for. (Damon Lindelof)
Essentially, there's no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs. View quote
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My gravestone will say,'Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He? View quote
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Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future. View quote
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I love collaborating with different people. View quote
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Damon Lindelof

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: April 24, 1973
Quotes count: 40

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