Eric Kripke quotes

It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again. (Eric Kripke)
When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches. View quote
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People love a good mystery; I understand that. View quote
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People simply don't make eye contact anymore. View quote
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I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get there in an exciting, fast-paced way - enough that there's a really clear, aggressive direction to where it's going, to pay off mystery and reward the audiences loyalty. View quote
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Television showrunners are a foolishly optimistic bunch. View quote
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Mythologies become exhausting burdens, from a writer's perspective. View quote
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I like to tell stories that have beginnings, middles and ends. View quote
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Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You want to allow the type of action of the writer's room so that you have the ability to take a left turn. View quote
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If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do, but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic. View quote
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Beyond all our Blackberries and iPhones, we're dangerously separated from our food and water supplies. (Eric Kripke)
I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore. View quote
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People pitch me the crazy mystery mind-blowing thing all the time. My response is, 'Great, but how do the characters feel about it, and how do we reveal new facets and new dimensions of who they are?' View quote
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