You have to be very specific with the suggestions of how you want to show things, not just with dialogue but also place and mood. I write all of that as very vivid guidelines so directors can come in and do what they will with them. Lisa Joy Read Quote
You know, both my parents aren’t really from this country, and the emphasis was really on education and studying, and TV seemed like it was not the best use of my time for my parents. So ironically, of course, I rebelled completely and now it’s how I make a living. Lisa Joy Read Quote
Being a lawyer, it’s like holding a key card to a parallel dimension of rule sets in the world, and it’s lovely to make sure that key continues to work and to continue to brush up on the law every so often. Lisa Joy Read Quote
I would say that, between us, I tend to be a little bit more philosophically optimistic. Jonah, I think he sees things as more finite. Lisa Joy Read Quote
I personally am not so obsessed about immortality for myself. The human body has been designed that way, obsolescence is OK. Lisa Joy Read Quote
I love the idea of the literary salons in France where artists and writers would all come and talk and drink absinthe. Lisa Joy Read Quote
Another writer might question whether you’re feeling competitive. But if I talk to Jonah, I know that he truly values my success more than his own. And I truly value his success more than my own. There’s a generosity there. Lisa Joy Read Quote
