When you're a writer on a show, your job is to write in the show runner's voice, really. Noah Hawley jobrunnershow Change image and share on social
I drove around New York when we did the upfronts and when we premiered 'Fargo,' and they crocheted a sweater for a double-decker bus and drove it around. Noah Hawley buscrochetdecker Change image and share on social
There's the craft of acting, and then there's a quality. There's a quality that someone has. Noah Hawley actcraftquality Change image and share on social
Let me be clear. 'The Good Father' isn't a handbook on how to assassinate the president. Noah Hawley assassinateclearfather Change image and share on social
The '50s and the '70s are sort of similar in that they're both times of major paranoia in America. Noah Hawley 50s70samerica Change image and share on social
It used to be for writers that that six seasons and a movie thing, that's the holy grail as writers - your series goes eight, 10 seasons, you're set for life. Noah Hawley grailholylife Change image and share on social
I was part of a writers' collective with 21 writers and filmmakers called the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. We had our own office space in this old converted dog and cat hospital, and we had a basketball hoop outside. I'd bring my dog to work every day and write. Noah Hawley basketballbringcall share on social
There is a difference between movie actors and TV acting, especially with movie stars, which is they know their face is 20 feet high on the screen. They know they don't have to do much. Noah Hawley actactordifference Change image and share on social
'Downton Abbey' didn't have the impact it had just because it was a good story about people. It was something about that period and that world that was fascinating to people on a level that wasn't just as an entertainment. Noah Hawley abbeydowntonentertainment share on social
I'm attracted to ensembles: you get a lot of really good moving pieces. It's sort of like a horse race in a way, especially when you know that everyone is on this collision course. It's like, 'Who's going to make it?' And you can put people together in unexpected pairings. Noah Hawley attractcollisionensemble share on social
