Vince Gilligan quotes

If religion is a reaction of man, and nothing more, it seems to me that it represents a human desire for wrongdoers to be punished. I hate the idea of Idi Amin living in Saudi Arabia for the last 25 years of his life. That galls me to no end. I feel some sort of need for biblical atonement, or justice, or something. I like to believe there is some comeuppance, that karma kicks in at some point, even if it takes years or decades to happen. My girlfriend says this great thing that’s become my philosophy as well. 'I want to believe there's a heaven. But I can't not believe there's a hell.'
-- Vince Gilligan

#Karma #Girlfriend #Philosophy

The last thing in the world that I would want to know, in my own life, is when I'm going to pass away.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Passing Away #Want #Lasts

[Making meth] is a complex process. The truth of it is that we live in a post-Google world where you can find six recipes for meth in 30 seconds on a search engine.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Google #World #Recipes

What's so great about making television is that it's a collaborative beast. It's created by a great many hands belonging to a great many people.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Hands #People #Television

I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors and actors. To each their own.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Philosophy #Editors #Looks

In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Honesty #Writing #Television

TV is where writers get to tell interesting stories. Because writers, for the most part, run television.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Running #Interesting #Television

Endings are the hardest part. I find there's a great relief that at the end of every episode, every hour of TV you produce, while you want a proper and satisfying ending, it doesn't have to end The Story, in capital letters.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Relief #Stories #Letters

People want what they want, for as long as they want it, then tastes change and something else works.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Long #People #Want

I want to believe there's a heaven. But I can't not believe there's a hell.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Believe #Heaven #Want

If you’re too rigid in your thinking you may miss some wonderful opportunities for storytelling.
-- Vince Gilligan

#Thinking #Opportunity #Missing