Merritt Wever Quotes

Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

You can have a great script, and it can be a great show, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't take the public's interest.

If people are given quality stuff to watch, they'll watch it.

I will do stories which most of the audiences like.

TV's 'real' agenda is to be 'liked,' because if you like what you're seeing, you'll stay tuned. TV is completely unabashed about this; it's its sole raison.

I try to work on shows that I would want to watch.

When you are producing for ABC, you are producing for a big tent network. So when you are thinking about your story lines and characters, you are thinking about broad appeal. When you are producing for a niche interest, you are producing for a different audience.

If you make compelling television, they will come.

Films are not meant to be watched only by fans but by everyone. Fans are those who like what we do. When we do things that only they like, then we are becoming their fans.

I count something as successful if it pleases the audience.

I found the idea of trying to create a show that everyone can enjoy really appealing.

Showbiz works well when you give the audience what they want.

It's not enough that you act in a movie - if it has to work, the audience should like it.

Everybody wants a big crowd. You get amazed sometimes with certain things that millions of people are watching and you go, "Serious?! Really?!" And then, there are things that you really, really enjoy and not a lot of people are watching. It's very, very hard to predict how it works.

We have audiences that seem to be embracing whether they've heard of the characters or not.

I'm never going to be inspired by some obscure film, which isn't to say I don't enjoy that sort of thing. I just want to share my work with everyone.

I don't think you're selling out by allowing the masses to love your art. The only curse is that, when you get so big, sometimes people forget to look at the music.

With any sort of entertainment, you hope people are entertained.

When I am filming dramas, I lean towards doing what the public wants to see from me.

If people enjoy watching me play, or if I can have a good interaction with somebody, that's a win.

It's too easy to underestimate your audience. But it's not rocket science: bad plays don't get people on seats; good plays do.

Some people think big audiences are crass and that, say, a comedy that appeals to a wide audience is pandering. Other people would argue that you could say that about Moliere.

A lot of scripts are written with an eye on what will be popular or what will titillate or what this actor can do well. I don't think those kinds of scripts ever work.

The reality television shows are a big hit with the masses with their Bollywood songs. Even if these TV shows are scripted, people are watching them.

If people enjoy your movies, that's the most important thing.