Traditionally, there’s been a desire to make shows relatable so the maximum number of people would think of those characters as being recognizably like them. The risk there is you can push everything in a somewhat generic direction. Roy Price Read Quote
In the movies, you typically do get to see the script beforehand. TV is different because there are a lot of scripts in the future that you haven’t seen. You commit to a show, and you have to believe in the showrunner and their team and the stories they’re going to tell. Roy Price Read Quote
I ran development and programming at Disney TV animation. We did a lot of cartoons. Roy Price Read Quote
In tech-land, no one cares what kind of car you drive, and frankly, they’re not going to find out anyway. You’re not going to go to lunch together, because you’re going to be sitting in your cube with a brown bag eating lunch. Roy Price Read Quote
I left Disney in 2000 because I thought that the process of watching TV was really going to change, and the process of creating it and the business model had to change, too. Roy Price Read Quote
TV is going to be more tailored to you, and the traditional experience of coming in in the middle of a show will be part of the past. Roy Price Read Quote
The Hollywood business has been experiencing continual change since about 1915, when Charlie Chaplin was in Venice. The current time is no exception… You have to accept there will be constant change in the future. Roy Price Read Quote
The challenge is moving fast and staying great. You have to keep the bar high. There’s only one way you can evolve the brand and perception, which is to deliver. You just gotta lay it down. Roy Price Read Quote
