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 come from a family of writers. My mom had been a writer, nonfiction books, and her mother was a playwright in the 1930s and '40s. And my twin brother, Alexi, is a writer on 'The Following.' Noah Hawley 1930s40salexi Change image and 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
The great thing about making an ensemble show is it becomes modular. It might work on the page to cut from one scene to another, but on the screen, it's more powerful to take that second scene and move it first or move it later. Noah Hawley cutensemblegreat share on social
I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say, 'I don't get it,' it's worth looking at. Noah Hawley answercommunicateguy Change image and share on social
Greatness and fiasco is the same. You're reaching for something just out of your grasp, and if you get it, it's great, and if you don't, it's a disaster. Noah Hawley disasterfiascograsp 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
