I was, and am, a frustrated filmmaker and film student, and my passion and love for movies was so broad that, in the earlier part of my career, I stumbled into doing 'Sports Night' and was a comedy director. Alex Graves broadcareercomedy share on social
No director directs 'Game of Thrones' without reading all the episodes and knowing what's going on. All the episodes are written in advance, so you can do that, which is an important point. Alex Graves advancedirectdirector Change image and share on social
For 'Game of Thrones,' I realized immediately that it was about the characters. Alex Graves charactergameimmediately Change image and share on social
My experience on 'The West Wing' was, I think, now rare in that I was pretty young, and I walked into this environment where Aaron Sorkin was giving me a script every week, and Thomas Schlamme and John Wells were keeping the studio off my back, at least as best as they could. Alex Graves aaronbackenvironment share on social
I never seem to get past - I feel like a stupid guy from the Midwest. Alex Graves feelguymidwest Change image and share on social
It's funny because 'West Wing' is similar to 'Game of Thrones' in some ways, as it was very hard to pull off back then. Alex Graves backfunnygame Change image and share on social
There's always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be oblique on 'Game of Thrones.' Alex Graves directorgameoblique Change image and share on social
I would do anything I could to try to make sure that Lena Headey wins an Emmy. Alex Graves emmyheadeylena Change image and share on social
Death is either an incredible ending to a story or, more often than not if you ask the right questions, it's the beginning of a story. Alex Graves begindeathend Change image and share on social
'Game of Thrones' is shot on a very similar kind of schedule to a TV show, but there's a lot more time and focus put into the script. Alex Graves focusgamekind Change image and share on social
