Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Quotes

I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or it's boring. People don't want to watch that - they want to watch things that are exciting and dangerous and sexy and have tension.

Everyone needs some kind of compelling drama in their life, basically.

If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.

People want to be entertained when they watch dramas. 'Mistresses' has a mixture of escapism and reality.

I seem to gravitate toward the dark side of things when it comes to directing. I love action, but I love the drama as well.

And you know, when you take on something like this, you read a book like this, you know that it's going to be an adventure. That's part of what draws you to it.

For years, I've been wanting to do something that has a bit more of a dramatical drive and combine it with some action.

'Scorpion' has so much humor and so much heart and a great deal of action.

There are other ways to create tension and drama than to have somebody stabbed through the back with a sword.

I think, primarily, we love spy thrillers, and I think, instinctively, we love the tension that those thrillers can bring.

I think suspense is a big thing.

Secrets make for good drama, and revealing the hidden truths and contradictions of life is, for me, one of the most exciting aspects of making movies.

I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

It is a reality show... this show is never without drama.

So give me a turbulent world as opposed to a quiet world and I'll take the turbulent one.

If you can actually get someone to sit on the edge of their seat and feel nervous if there's a knock at the door, then you've done something pretty terrific as a writer.

Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.

Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story.

I like thrillers a lot. There's a lot of discipline connected to them. You can't be as freewheeling as you are with character pieces.

Life needs to be like a roller-coaster ride with ups and downs. Otherwise, it's not exciting.

My life isn't just one genre. It's a romance one minute, an action movie the next - it's actually rarely, rarely an action film, to be frank.

People want a little excitement. I tell the truth, but I do it theatrically.

People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.

Suspense is a real tough beast in terms of the filmmaking.