Howard Gordon
Howard Gordon
Howard Gordonis an American television writer and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth31 March 1961
CountryUnited States of America
beginning blast corners gives ourselves paint
We're lucky, at the beginning of the year, if we know where it starts. It really has become more and more of an improvisation. I think that's part of what gives the show its energy. We paint ourselves into corners and blast our way out of those corners.
airport century city ontario realistic recovery seven
I think Carlos' recovery is probably as realistic as getting from Century City to the Ontario Airport in seven minutes.
blast corners energy gives ourselves paint
Part of what gives the show its energy is we paint ourselves into corners and blast our way out.
chapter cite verse
He was able to cite chapter and verse from the seasons.
affected hope loss miss people
I hope people will understand, I hope they'll be affected by the loss and I hope they'll miss him. Because if they do, we'll have all done our jobs.
effort proud stuff
Doing good stuff or stuff that you are proud of takes time and takes effort.
village harsh process
We're not allowed to carry out harsh interrogations anymore, but we're allowed to fly over somebody's village, without due process, and kill them all?
issues conservative social
I feel like a centrist, an issue-specific person. I'm pretty conservative fiscally and pretty liberal on social issues.
writing crafts stories
When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.
character solitude actors
I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.
imagination novel limitation
In a novel, the only budgetary limitations are that of your imagination.
novel reader pure
In a novel, the relationship between writer and reader is such a pure one.
real character tv-shows
In some ways, a novel isn't as structurally rigorous as a screenplay or a TV show, which have finite real estate. In a novel, you can more deeply illuminate a character's interior and get away with digressions.
character tv-shows profound
When you do a TV show, the cumulative intimacy you develop with the audience through your characters is pretty profound. It may be the most profound storytelling there is, because the character gets to live and roll around in the audience's mind week after week.