Vince Gilligan Quotes

You know, I've always been very open to any project.

You have to be very flexible and understand as a director, especially as a writer/director, that you cannot hang onto stuff really hard. You have to be ready to accept those happy accidents and to anticipate that they are going to happen and capitalize on them.

The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.

I wanted to be open. On the last project, "Affection," I co-wrote everything. Sometimes, I think, it's smart to step away and be open.

Flexibility, openness and softness are consorting with life. When you are rigid and you know the answer and don't listen to other people's point of view, you are consorting with death. Everything that is old and close to death is brittle and breaks apart including our thinking. So always stay flexible and soft and listen to others with caring. And truthfully, all of the verses hit me - especially when you think about them for days, and then write on them.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

Inconsistency is the bugbear of fools! I wouldn't give a damn for a fellow who couldn't change his mind with a change of conditions.

I couldn't say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where nothing is set in stone.

People have different interpretations of my work, and I like that flexibility and openness.

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

I have never chosen my next job. I focus on what's in front of me, and serendipity steps in.

I have always emphasized the willingness to discard.

All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.

I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.

I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles.

I have no patience for anyone who thinks they've figured things out, no patience for people who think they're right at the expense of everyone else. The world is too connected and too complicated to conform to any of our rigid ideas of what it should be like.

I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge.

It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.

Say yes to everything.

You need to be open and explore while heading where you want to go. You can never be too in love with your own ideas. If you can remember every idea that is yours in a script, as opposed to someone else's, then something is wrong.

I've never been one to try to find a niche for myself. I've always tried to wait and see what comes.

I tried working with the best of directors and producers. I tried being selective, but things didn't work out. Now, I am open to working with anybody and everybody who is good. Or I'll try to make it good. That suits me.

I've learned it's important to never lock yourself down into one thing - you need to remain fluid and open to all possibilities.

I think some people get just locked into 'this is the way it has to be,' and they're afraid of messing something up. I don't ever want to be that way with shooting or with anything, really - not just shooting.

I feel open to anything.