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 always remember liking school.
Star Wars' is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. 'Star Wars' is not about our future.
I always get frustrated with movies and television shows that cheat. For example, if our season premiere started with those guys washing up on the beach? I would be like, wait a minute. Those guys were about 10 miles offshore. How did they get to the beach? I don't want to cheat.
In television, if I write that Matthew Fox flies up around the island so he can see how big it is, we have to actually shoot that. In a comic book, you write it, somebody draws it and there it is. No budget, no actors. That frees you up to really do some outside-the-box storytelling.
There was a lot of backlash at the end of the first year that we were just stalling and not satisfying people.
His house has become a mecca for all the other actors. He opens the door for everyone to come over on Sundays.
I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
I believe that this idea of story or myth or this thing that Joseph Campbell writes about is sort of an inter-connective spiritual force - like The Force in 'Star Wars' - where it doesn't matter where you were raised, or what your background is, there are certain elements of story that totally appeal to you.
Thank you for believing in our show. We know it's frustrating sometimes, but hold on and thanks for getting Lost with us.
There can be things that are happening that are quote, phenomenal, but there's always a scientific answer to it.
This show is an exercise in faith. Most of all, I'd like to thank you (the audience) for having faith in us, for inviting us into your homes, watching the show, supporting the show, believing in the show.
We obviously come up with these ideas based on the storytelling, what's cool to us. But then our masters will provide us with resources to do this stuff if there's a potential revenue stream down the line. So we're scratching each other's backs.
Those who survived are separated for the first third of the season.
Those who survived the explosion are separated from the rest of the group for the early part of the season.