Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes

It's what I do well - I write about things that make people uncomfortable. That's probably the only thing I do better than my peers.

I like visceral writing that people can't help but respond to, even if they respond, and they're shocked, or they're angry, or they're offended. I think that's the only way to reach people.

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner.

All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.

Movies should make people uncomfortable sometimes.

I think some people enjoy that I say things that upset or shake up people.

I'm well aware that no matter how big of a jerk I am, some people will cheer me, and no matter what I do, some people will boo me, and that's fine. I just need to elicit emotion. That's all I care about.

I like to challenge the audience. I want people to feel discomfort.

I don't care about people's feelings, and I'm triggering people worldwide.

People love drama. They feed off of it.

I do say things in a way that is going to elicit a response from people.

My character is very polarising, sure.

You can't write my types of books without hurting someone.

Sometimes I feel like if I'm not getting people to boo me, then I'm not doing my job right.

We never want to go out there and hurt each other, so when it happens, it's emotional.

I want stories where you either hate it or love it. I want to do movies like that, where it's not show and tell, where it's not, 'This is it, and now you reveal the ending, and that's that.'

I'd rather create something that gives people a very strong reaction than create a show that someone looks at and says, 'Hmm. Fine.'

You don't want to watch a film for two hours that depresses you or makes you think so much it evokes a negative reaction.

I can't be interesting, controversial, and the writer I'd like to be if I need everybody to like me and think I'm doing the right thing, because those two things, in my experience, never go hand in hand.

When I look at Stephanie McMahon's entire career, I'm always blown away at how she just moves your soul. Literally, my heart is moved by her. Either I hate her or love her - or love to hate her.

Controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. It's a good thing at times.

I know I create major reactions in people.

My music divides people!

Everyone wants drama. Everyone is living for drama.

I prefer to create friction. Because if you're not pushing buttons, you're just making something pleasant; it's probably been done before, and it's not making anyone feel anything.