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Damon Lindelof Quotes - Page 4

If you're constantly hamstrung by worry that people aren't going to like it, you can't do your job.

"Damon Lindelof on ‘The Leftovers’: ‘I’m fighting for the life of the show’". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. December 6, 2015.

At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.

"Interview with Lost Co-creator Damon Lindelof". Interview with Sara Wayland, collider.com. February 1, 2010.

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

"Lost's Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse". Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. April 22, 2008.

Reputation is a very interesting thing, and I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and I think that there's a part of all of us, especially in a generation where a lot of the stuff gets recorded.

"Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.

"Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

If you're the guy who basically shows up with coal at the locomotive, they will put it in the train. Like, they won't even assess whatever or not it's good coal. Just throw it in there.

"Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

In television, I don't feel constraints. I feel a lot freedom to maneuver.

"Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

Hire people you get along with, and then let them do what they do best.

"Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

Look, we can definitively agree that cable is far superior to network. That isn't to say that there can't be a great network drama or comedy that makes 20-plus episodes a year. We know that there are, and there have been.

"Damon Lindelof Talks THE LEFTOVERS, Looking Towards Future Seasons, Comparisons to LOST, Leaving Twitter, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 10, 2014.