Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof
Damon Laurence Lindelofis an American television writer, producer, and film screenwriter, most noted as the co-creator and showrunner of the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordanand wrote for Nash Bridges. Lindelof also co-wrote the science fiction films Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Tomorrowland. He co-created the TV series The Leftovers for HBO, adapted from the novel by Tom Perrotta...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth24 April 1973
CityTeaneck, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I stand by the Lost finale. It's the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses. No apologies. I look back on it as fondly as I look back on the process of writing the whole show. And while I'll always care what you think, I can't be a slave to it anymore. Here's why: I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really … I was alive.
Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world,
I'm not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I'm like, "There's a glass?"
I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.
I love collaborating with different people.
I love finding new creative partnerships but then continuing the partnerships I'm already in.
I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.
I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.
I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.
I'm not sitting around thinking of ideas for TV shows.
I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.
I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.
In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.
I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.