David Chase
David Chase
David Chaseis an American writer, director and television producer. Chase has worked in television for 40 years; he has produced and written for such shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown, aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. Chase is best known for his second original series, the influential and critically acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth22 August 1945
CityMount Vernon, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Hope comes in many forms.
Psychology doesn't address the soul; that's something else.
It doesn't matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does.
Don't get too comfortable. We are here for a certain period of time, and how much of your life are you gonna choose to spend with distractions? How do you make your choices? What is important?
I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you're a kid.
I'm the number-one fan of gangster movies.
I think that the difference between 'The Sopranos' and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren't about the writer himself.
I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.
When I was doing 'The Sopranos', I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.
When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal.
There's something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I'm always tempted to go in that direction.
Television is a prisoner of dialogue and steady-cam. People walk down a hall, and the camera follows them around a corner.
People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.
The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it was about my mother.