Ted Sarandos Quotes

I was doing 'Homeland' and read the first two episodes, and all I wanted was episode three to know what would happen next.

No. I didn't look at the last few scripts. I didn't want to read them because I'm a 'Breaking Bad' fan. I wanted to experience it with everyone.

Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many different places in the book, making it hard to discuss without spoiling the plot. The intervals between first-run programming provide a space for communion and that tantalizing sense of anticipation.

That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.

I personally love a cliffhanger - I think it just extends the pleasure of viewing.

I honestly love nothing better than digging into a really good serialized show, whether it's 'Breaking Bad' or 'Game of Thrones' or 'Justified.'

Unlike productions in the other arts, all television shows are born to destroy two other shows.

I'm a big 'Breaking Bad' fan - if I'm not in the script, I like to experience the show with the rest of the world. I'm ready to be shocked.

I watch 'House of Cards,' which was great. I don't watch a lot. I spend so much time doing it.

I've been so blessed and so lucky to be a part of great shows like 'Chuck' and projects 'Daybreak.'

Suspense is my thing. I think I am able to make people want to keep turning pages. They want to know what happens.

Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'

I love serial drama.

I remember when I was watching 'Lost,' which I loved. I didn't know what was going on, but I still loved it.

I watch box sets. I worked my way through 'Breaking Bad' and 'Prison Break.'

I'm very very high on 'Ozark.' I was very excited about it. The season three finale blew my mind.

When you have 12 hours of storytelling, the cool thing about it is that you get to really leave people with question marks, but hopefully wanting to come back.

'Humsafar' is addictive; it's a good nasha to have. I remember, when the show was on here in Pakistan, my friends would keep asking me what's going to happen next. And those who didn't see it when it was aired the first time watched all episodes back-to-back because they found it very gripping.

You could be the World's greatest orator and if you don't say anything while orating, they are going to walk out on you after a while.

I sort of love the idea of, you know, watching something and then having to wait for the next episode.

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.

The more films and TV shows I spoil for myself, the more I am convinced that truly interesting stories can't be ruined - the plot thickens with the viewing like a rich sauce.

As much as people were asking me and everybody else on the show constantly if Jon Snow is alive or dead, I think, really, in their heart of hearts, they didn't actually want to know. For us, it felt very important to maintain that secrecy for the fans, and we worked very hard to make sure that worked out.

I'm a huge '24'-head and have watched every episode of every season.

I think, with any kind of Netflix show, it's quite nice at the end of - just even watching the end of Episode 1, you have that kind of moment to yourself where you're like, 'Okay, I need to see the next episode here.'