Coming off ‘Sopranos’ and ‘Mad Men,’ I was starting to feel like I was being spoiled creatively. I wanted to move forward as a director in TV and get more involved in the process. After having those two great experiences, doing regular episodic TV wouldn’t be quite the thrill. Alan Taylor Read Quote
I think calling for more women in every aspect of this industry is a sensible thing. Alan Taylor Read Quote
I had been trying to make movies, but they were really hard to get made. TV wound up, by surprise, a much more fulfilling place to work. That said, I’ve always been drawn to make movies. Alan Taylor Read Quote
It’s been a twisty-turny path for me. I was studying to be a history professor, and then I left that, went to film school, and tried to be like my heroes, like, Spike Lee and Hal Hartly. Alan Taylor Read Quote
I love things that have one foot in history – I was going to be a history professor before I sold out and went into TV. Alan Taylor Read Quote
Game of Thrones’ was the first fantasy thing I’ve done, and like a lot of people who enjoy the show watching it, I didn’t expect to respond to that world, but when I started doing it, I really started to love it, started to realize that some of the things I’m naturally drawn to. Alan Taylor Read Quote
I’ve been sort of spoiled on the TV end because HBO feels like a small institution making independent movies. There’s respect for the director’s contribution in a way that mainstream television doesn’t really reflect, I don’t think. Alan Taylor Read Quote
