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Damon Lindelof Quotes

My gravestone will say, ‘Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He? Picture Quote #1

One person’s magical thinking is another person’s cynicism Picture Quote #1

If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself Picture Quote #1

I believe that this idea of story or myth or this thing that Joseph Campbell writes about is sort of an inter-connective spiritual force - like The Force in ‘Star Wars’ - where it doesn’t matter where you were raised, or what your background is, there are certain elements of story that totally appeal to you Picture Quote #1

Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you’re going to make mistakes Picture Quote #1

If you’re constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren’t going to like it, you can’t do your job Picture Quote #1

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One of the things I’ve learned is there’s no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that mistakes are going to be made at any time in the creative process Picture Quote #1

I’ve always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, ‘I saw that coming.’ And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don’t have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn’t fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it Picture Quote #1

Star Wars’ is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. ‘Star Wars’ is not about our future Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that’s what really attracts me to TED Talks. For me, the really effective ones are being presented by expert storytellers Picture Quote #1

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I was born in 1973, so I did not see ‘Alien’ when it was released theatrically. I saw ‘Alien’ when it was on Home Box Office. I think I was probably 10 Picture Quote #1

The year that ‘Lost’ started and premiered was, without a doubt, the most miserable year of my life. The level of despair and anguish that I was feeling; I was clinically depressed, and anyone that you talked to who knew me at the time will tell you that Picture Quote #1

There is a reason behind life. There is some connectivity between living beings. Whether you want to call that ‘God’ or ‘The Force’ or whatever word you use for it, I do believe in a spiritualized mechanism Picture Quote #1

For us, there’s an inherent process when you’re ending something to be thinking about the beginning, as writers Picture Quote #1

I’m not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I’m like, There’s a glass? Picture Quote #1

There is no suspense in inevitability Picture Quote #1

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My gravestone will say, ‘Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He? Picture Quote #1

Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world Picture Quote #1

Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience Picture Quote #1

I always remember liking school Picture Quote #1

I love collaborating with different people Picture Quote #1

I’ve always felt that really good prequels should be original movies Picture Quote #1

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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself Picture Quote #1

The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters Picture Quote #1

I’ll never be immune to criticism, and that’s okay, and I’m very comfortable with that Picture Quote #1

Lost is a mystery show, so I think that would be stripping the franchise of sort of its essential nature Picture Quote #1

Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing is that when you’re feeling very scared about something and convinced that it could be a massive disaster, that’s exactly the idea that you should do Picture Quote #1

Essentially, there’s no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs Picture Quote #1

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My gravestone will say, ‘Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He? (Damon Lindelof Quotes) One person’s magical thinking is another person’s cynicism (Damon Lindelof Quotes) If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I believe that this idea of story or myth or this thing that Joseph Campbell writes about is sort of an inter-connective spiritual force - like The Force in ‘Star Wars’ - where it doesn’t matter where you were raised, or what your background is, there are certain elements of story that totally appeal to you. (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you’re going to make mistakes (Damon Lindelof Quotes) If you’re constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren’t going to like it, you can’t do your job (Damon Lindelof Quotes) One of the things I’ve learned is there’s no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that mistakes are going to be made at any time in the creative process (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I’ve always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, ‘I saw that coming.’ And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don’t have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn’t fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Star Wars’ is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. ‘Star Wars’ is not about our future (Damon Lindelof Quotes) 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 (Damon Lindelof Quotes) 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 (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that’s what really attracts me to TED Talks. For me, the really effective ones are being presented by expert storytellers (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I was born in 1973, so I did not see ‘Alien’ when it was released theatrically. I saw ‘Alien’ when it was on Home Box Office. I think I was probably 10 (Damon Lindelof Quotes) The year that ‘Lost’ started and premiered was, without a doubt, the most miserable year of my life. The level of despair and anguish that I was feeling; I was clinically depressed, and anyone that you talked to who knew me at the time will tell you that (Damon Lindelof Quotes) There is a reason behind life. There is some connectivity between living beings. Whether you want to call that ‘God’ or ‘The Force’ or whatever word you use for it, I do believe in a spiritualized mechanism (Damon Lindelof Quotes) For us, there’s an inherent process when you’re ending something to be thinking about the beginning, as writers. (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I’m not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I’m like, There’s a glass? (Damon Lindelof Quotes) There is no suspense in inevitability (Damon Lindelof Quotes) My gravestone will say, ‘Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He? (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I always remember liking school (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I love collaborating with different people (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I’ve always felt that really good prequels should be original movies (Damon Lindelof Quotes) The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself (Damon Lindelof Quotes) The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters (Damon Lindelof Quotes) I’ll never be immune to criticism, and that’s okay, and I’m very comfortable with that (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Lost is a mystery show, so I think that would be stripping the franchise of sort of its essential nature (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Hindsight is 20/20, but the moral of the writing is that when you’re feeling very scared about something and convinced that it could be a massive disaster, that’s exactly the idea that you should do (Damon Lindelof Quotes) Essentially, there’s no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs (Damon Lindelof Quotes)

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