Tom Selleck Quotes

I'm always drawn to writing things that feel like uncharted territory.

Working in network sitcom arenas, whenever you decide to depart from the norm and tell a story that's not typical, I think you're always a little bit nervous.

There's always a risk if you don't do things the way you've done things before.

We all feel that if we have a crazy idea that might get laughed at, there's nothing wrong with seeing if there's a crazy writer out there who agrees with us and can take it to a crazy network and somehow bring something that's a little bit daft and edgy to life.

You gotta stick your neck out and put out a record that isn't safe... that's the Green Day way!

This sounds really craven on some level, but on some level, a lot of what I'm doing is trying to not do a typical TV show.

I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk.

I like to try and be outside of the box or do things that other people aren't doing.

If you're making a smaller movie, you're almost obligated to do something unexpected and surprising.

Oculus is a company that often does things differently. But we don't want to do things so differently that we start to get into trouble.

I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

We're so afraid to lose the audience. Let the audience go.

I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.

I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk. I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.

The greatest of the greats wouldn't be the greatest of the greats if they didn't try stuff, you know what I mean?

The thing I'm most proud of about - not all of our movies, but a lot of our movies - is that you might love 'em, you might hate 'em, but most of the time, they're trying to be different or trying new things, which I think is really important.

When I took on 'Fargo,' I thought, 'Well, this is just a terrible idea. Four people will watch it, and they'll hate-watch.' But that allowed me to just go for it and take the risks.

It's always been very important to me to try to do projects which are breaking new ground.

Because I've worked with Netflix from the beginning, and that's my first job, I only want to work with creators, producers, and networks that are pushing the limit and putting people on the screen that haven't had their stories told yet.

More or less, I am always saying, 'Let's do what has not been done.'

I've really pushed the limits of what you can get away with at big studios, and I've been extremely well-supported.

I knew that the only way to get noticed would be by doing something that was not expected of me. I was sure I wouldn't get noticed if I continued to play the heroine in films like 'Chashme Baddoor.'

Life is short. Don't do the same thing everyone else is doing - that's such a herd mentality. And don't do something that's two percent better than the other person. Do something that changes the world.

Some people have iconic directors in their mind, or they want to make particular styles of films they have seen before. I think this is a waste of time and energy.