I think that the audience is smart enough to know that just because a drama is relating to real-world parallels, it doesn’t mean that its story is exactly that story. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
One of the things I learned on medical drama ‘Bodies’ was that actors can’t play ambiguity. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
With the police thriller genre, people come to it with an expectation. It allows you to get away with a bit of violence, edginess, darkness. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
I believe that attributing flaws to medical characters makes them not just doctors but something more. It makes them people. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
You can have characters that say one thing and do another, and in certain kinds of drama, you can’t get away with that because the audience will become confused – or certainly, the commissioners will become confused and tell you to stop doing it! Jed Mercurio Read Quote
I tell the truth where it’s the ethical thing to do, but in terms of entertainment, there’s a certain fun and enjoyment that can be added to the experience by a few judicious lies. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
I believe that properly regulated research in stem-cell biotechnology will lead to many valuable improvements in medical treatment and that objections on religious or ethical grounds should be vigorously opposed. Jed Mercurio Read Quote
