Glen Mazzara famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

One of the things I've learned by working on the 'Walking Dead' and other TV shows is to be more tolerant of other people's process.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Tv Shows #People #Walking Dead
If you're going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Running #Weekend #Needs
Sharing information with employees makes them feel invested.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Information #Sharing Information #Employee
That's the holy grail as a TV writer, to work on a story that you care about and to put it out there and for it to find the audience and connect with fans and connect with critics.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Holy Grail #Fans #Stories
It's better to grow your employees, steer them into a place that they can learn and succeed, and want to work hard and be loyal, than to have a revolving door of employees. That's demoralizing.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Hard Work #Doors #Loyal
I went to NYU undergraduate, then for a Master's in English, and got a summer job at St. Vincent's. I was a ward clerk handling everything in an intensive care unit.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Summer #Jobs #Nyu
I created a show called 'Crash' for Starz, which was their first original drama, and that was not a good experience. I had a great time working with the cast and crew, but it was a young network and an intrusive studio, and to be honest I didn't really enjoy the movie 'Crash.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Drama #Firsts #Honest
Don't forget, I've been fired by studios; I'm not the studio's guy. I'm a guy who can work with studios, but if you ask any studio, I stand up to these people.
-- Glen Mazzara

#People #Guy #Forget
A lot of what I do as a showrunner is anxiety control. People get nervous when they don't know what's going on, so a big part of my job is making sure everyone has all of the information all of the time.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Jobs #People #Anxiety
I think horror films always have to be as simple as possible.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Simple #Thinking #Horror
The key things I learned as a hospital administrator are to be organized, communicate, and be flexible.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Keys #Communicate #Organized
My time as showrunner on The Walking Dead has been an amazing experience, but after I finish season three, itâ€™s time to move on. I have told the stories I wanted to tell and connected with our fans on a level that I never imagined. It doesnâ€™t get much better than that. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Moving #Journey #Walking Dead
When you're managing an emergency department, you're trying to keep everybody calm, so when an emergency comes in the door, everyone can do their best work.
-- Glen Mazzara

#Doors #Trying #Emergencies

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