Richard K. Morgan Quotes

My manager sent me the first two scripts for 'True Detective,' and I just thought they were so interesting and that the world they were depicting was so titillating to me.

I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like 'Dexter' come along too often.

A show like 'True Detective' is definitely a drama.

I didn't expect anything crazy to happen from 'True Detective.'

Maybe I'm a little biased, but shows like 'Dexter' and 'Southland,' I'm just enthralled by that sort of storytelling, kind of clever and patient.

I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's very character driven.

I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked.

'Twin Peaks' is so phenomenal. And it worked because they struck the right tone: they brought intelligence to it, and the mystery itself was compelling.

I am a huge fan of shows like 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter,' 'The Mentalist.'

With the police thriller genre, people come to it with an expectation. It allows you to get away with a bit of violence, edginess, darkness.

Stephen King's 'Mr. Mercedes' is not a conventional horror novel. No ghosts, no vampires, no prune-faced escapees of the graveyard.

I can't say I've watched 'Twin Peaks.' I feel like I wouldn't be comfortable doing so until after I'm done with 'Riverdale.'

I recently got into 'Lie to Me' with Tim Roth and 'The Mentalist.'

The one fiction show I watch is 'Hannibal.' I love it!

It's kind of like Silence of the lambs meets Boogey Nights.

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

Part of the reason why Scandinavian crime has been so popular is the landscape. It is just so strong and alien. Although without taking anything away, you should probably also never discount the fact that blood does look particularly good against snow.

I love mysteries on television - the more psychologically complex, the better.

The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.

I've always been a huge fan of thrillers like David Fincher's 'Se7en.' I am fascinated by the disturbing, dark underbelly of life. I find such films deeply engrossing. They delve deep into the human psyche, and that's a place worth exploring.

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I'd like to make character-based dramas. I end up writing thrillers a lot - these psychological character-based things with weird people doing horrible things to each other - coming to a theatre near you!

'Dexter' is a very well-oiled machine; it's just a great show and great to be part of.

I don't think I'd seen anything like 'The Killing.'

I'm so happy with 'The Blacklist.' Give me more people to shoot and throw them off buildings.