Quotes by Billy Lawrence - Page 1

Fans can't ruin shows. Only creators can.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Fans
Ruins
Shows
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The writing is what's most important to me.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Important
Writing
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It's a nightmare of editing. That's what I do all day.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Editing
Nightmare
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If something's working, you lean into it. You don't fight it.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Fighting
Ifs
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By engaging someone for five minutes, you can make them a lifelong fan.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Fans
Lifelong
Minutes
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Until I created my own shows, I had nothing but bad experiences on staffs.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Bad Experiences
My Own
Shows
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Any time you try to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy, that's the worst way.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Sake
Trying
Way
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With showrunning, the more successful you get, the more you're pulled away from the writing.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Successful
Writing
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One of the things I'm proud of is my ability to change directions if something's not working.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Ability
Ability To Change
Proud
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You have to lean into the turn. On every creative aspect, you have to lean into what's working.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Aspect
Creative
Turns
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Part of walking the line as showrunner is trying to please people and still be true to what you believe creatively.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Believe
People
Trying
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In a landscape where a 2.8 [demo rating] keeps you on the air, you can maintain that just by treating your fans with respect.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Air
Fans
Landscape
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I am done with the hour-long [true crime] shows: "She was a happy married wife. Everything was perfect. Until the trip to Aruba."
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Long
Perfect
Wife
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I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Character
Names
People
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When you're on a staff, it's not your job to write what you think is funny. It's your job to write what the person who created the show thinks is funny.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Jobs
Thinking
Writing
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The only way to keep a show alive is to stay loyal to your fans and not betray them creatively or ignore them when it comes to extra content. I'm on Twitter because I'm trying to answer their questions.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Answers
Fans
Trying
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I'm done with the shows about "women got murdered by husband." My wife watches them constantly, but it makes me want to kill myself. They serve no purpose. They're not news shows. They just exploit all of these murder victims.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Husband
Murder Victims
Wife
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I used to search and search for that actor or actress who's exactly what's in my head. But you have to realize you have to cast whoever's super talented and super funny, and then the character has to become at least partially theirs.
Billy Lawrence / Singer
Actors
Actresses
Character
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