I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity. Shawn Ryan audienceauthenticitybar Change image and share on social
I've worked in network and cable on and off for a number of years, and you just understand what your parameters are. A lot of times, I think the best work that my team has come up with comes from having to deal with certain boundaries. Shawn Ryan boundarycabledeal share on social
Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I can. Shawn Ryan delayfallhollywood Change image and share on social
You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch. Shawn Ryan alchemygoodmagical Change image and share on social
There are certain economics involved in making a network TV show that you want to amortize the costs of that, so the more episodes you make, the cheaper they all are individually. Shawn Ryan amortizecheapcost Change image and share on social
I'm perfectly happy to color within the network lines when I have to. Shawn Ryan colorhappyline Change image and share on social
I'm very humble in terms of knowing that television is an extraordinary collaborative medium and that one person alone cannot make a great TV show. Shawn Ryan collaborativeextraordinarygreat Change image and share on social
I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience. Shawn Ryan aheadanticipateaudience Change image and share on social
In order to appeal to a wider audience on network in order to survive, generally your characters need to be, at a base level, a little bit more likable. Shawn Ryan appealaudiencebase Change image and share on social
I don't ever want to have a weak episode of television with my name on it. Shawn Ryan episodetelevisionweak Change image and share on social