David Simon Quotes


Eventually, someone is going to pick up a brick.


Citations

Simon, David. "Some People Are Going to Pick Up a Brick." Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Sydney Opera House, 2 Nov. 2013.

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David Simon
David Simon
  • Born: February 9, 1960
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Journalist

David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist, and television writer and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–08). He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series The Corner (2000).