Quotes by Damon Lindelof

About Damon Lindelof:

Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer, producer, and film screenwriter, most noted as the co-creator and showrunner of the television series Lost (2004–2010). He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan (2001–2004) and wrote for Nash Bridges (2000–2001). Lindelof also co-wrote the science fiction films Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Prometheus (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Tomorrowland (2015). He co-created the TV series The Leftovers for HBO, adapted from the novel by Tom Perrotta.
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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.

Damon Lindelof

Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience.

Damon Lindelof

When someone says something in an interview, the beauty of Twitter is that it's a platform for instantaneous response.

Damon Lindelof

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'...

Damon Lindelof

I would say that my fatal flaw, as a human being, is that I need people to like me, and if they don't like me, I will obsess over it - and try to change my personality until they like me - even if they don't like me for reasons that have nothing to d...

Damon Lindelof

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

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

I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy.

Damon Lindelof

All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.

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In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.

Damon Lindelof

I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.

Damon Lindelof

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'

Damon Lindelof

'Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.

Damon Lindelof

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

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 ...

Damon Lindelof

I love collaborating with different people.

Damon Lindelof

I love finding new creative partnerships but then continuing the partnerships I'm already in.

Damon Lindelof

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.

Damon Lindelof

I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.

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I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.

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Author Bio

  • NameDamon Lindelof
  • DescriptionAmerican film producer and writer
  • BornApril 24, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer
  • AwardsWriters Guild Of America Award