Kian Lawley Quotes

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

My greatest desire as an actor is to keep people guessing and not do anything close to what I did last time.

I never limit myself when it comes to telling stories; I think people can see that in my body of work. It's just about, 'What's a great story? Is it unique? Is it a challenge?'

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing the themes that interest me. Do they move me? Interest me? Make me think? When I run across something that is provocative in an unsettling way, it appeals to me.

I think it's my nature to try and make original content, and that's what I've done, is just try and approach things in an original way, and do things differently.

I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true.

You don't create a magazine for your readers. You don't take a poll, you know, like the politicians do, and find out what they're thinking and what they want... You're supposed to be telling people what the hell you think is exciting and dynamic and thought-provoking, and do it - and do it your way.

I think as a director you have to make it your own. It'd be a mistake to approach a project with the idea of 'I'm going to do this the way I think somebody else would,' because then you'd never be clear on your idea.

When I brought 'Sex and the City' to HBO, I wanted to do something independent, where I could be like, 'I don't care if anybody watches this thing. Just let me do something that I would love to see.' Honestly, the success of 'Sex and the City' was what was most surprising to me. It was sort of like the anti-TV-show in my mind.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

Trying to guess what the (mass) audience wants and then trying to satisfy that is usually a bad recipe for getting something good.

None of my movies have ever made any money, so it's not about commercial success for me. It's always the same thing. I want to create something valuable, something unusual and different that the world has never seen.

The big difference between us and other people who produce content is that we started doing this to make things that we wanted to make.

This is my real concern: to give each film a unique individuality.

I'd love more production houses to encourage artists to create what they want and not just churn things out.

I feel like we always kept our core philosophy of making content that we would wanna watch, and there's definitely a different scale we are offering that at today.

I know someone might look at a creative person's job and think it's pretty fun. It is. It's the best thing in the world, but it's also extremely challenging to carve out your own completely unique path and not following a default path that someone else has already paved.

When I sit down and make videos, my No. 1 thought is that I want to make a video that I want to watch.

I have a particular taste, I do films according to it and promote it accordingly.

I'm always working and coming up with new and fresh ideas to keep my fans engaged and keep myself relevant.

I want to make every film different from my previous one.

When I make a video, I'm always thinking about the fans.

There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.

MTV has a been a great partner over the years. I'm truly grateful for the platform they've provided for me to create and refine compelling, entertaining media at the highest level.