“It's strange not to allow the actor some input and breathing room into...” — Sam Esmail Quote

“It's strange not to allow the actor some input and breathing room into what was written on the page - it is their job to make it come alive.”

“I'm not a huge fan of very plotty shows. I'm much more of a fan of character-driven stories.”

“I never let the technical stuff get in the way of the storytelling.”

“Joseph Wambaugh did not invent the police novel, but no one had seen anything like 'The New Centurions' when it was published in 1971. Here was a working, living, breathing cop with a decade of experience on the beat.”

“I meditate and take time for controlled breathing.”

“When you're doing a series, you're really in a zone. You're thinking about those characters and their situations in a free-floating way all the time. They live with you all the time. So it's just as natural as breathing to be having ideas and thinking about what they're thinking about.”