Mark Frost
Mark Frost
Mark Frostis an American novelist, screenwriter, director and film producer, best known as a writer for the television series Hill Street Blues and as the co-creator of the television series Twin Peaks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth25 November 1953
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
ideas icons superhero
The superhero genre speaks to a vast swath of humanity these days, and studios are in the business of constantly renewing their money-printing licenses. I sense we're nearing a saturation point with some of these icons, where it becomes more about the action figures and Happy Meals than it does the mythological heartbeat of the core ideas.
mind labyrinth entering
I have traveled down this path before - 'List of Seven' and 'Twin Peaks' both have thematic similarities - but 'Paladin' took me much deeper into the intuitive underground. Always bearing in mind Joseph Campbell's Rule No. 1: When entering a labyrinth, don't forget your ball of twine.
exercise firsts stomach
The first prerequisite of elaborate mental exercise was a full stomach.
elements crime consistent
Crime has always been a regrettably consistent element of the human experience.
hurt hate enemy
Hate wears you down and doesn’t hurt your enemy. It’s like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die.
men half might
If man could apply half the ingenuity he’s exhibited in the creation of weapons to more sensible ends, there’s no limit to what he might yet accomplish
card central mystery point trump withhold
If you get to the point where you're just vamping just to withhold the trump card about the central mystery,
point
If you get to the point where you're just vamping,
blood two giving
We have two families in life. One were born with that shares our blood. Another we meet along the way that's willing to give it's life for us.