One FBI agent told us early on that on Monday morning, they would get to the FBI office, and all the agents would talk about 'The Sopranos', having the same conversation about the show, but always from the flip side. Terence Winter agentconversationearly share on social
Critics who do the weekly recap, I find that kind of absurd. That's like reviewing chapters in a novel. Terence Winter absurdchaptercritic Change image and share on social
Very often at the end of 'The Sopranos' you get the feeling that its not under control, you should be very worried, and life is kind of really, really messed up at lot of times. It leaves you feeling very disconcerted. That was kind of the point of it. Terence Winter controldisconcertend share on social
I started with the book 'Boardwalk Empire' and then immersed myself in the history of Atlantic City, World War I, the temperance movement, Prohibition, pop culture. I even read the news and magazines of the period just to soak in it. That was before I even started thinking of the story. Terence Winter atlanticboardwalkbook share on social
Any abhorrent behavior is more interesting to me. I'm always amazed when somebody asks me, 'Why don't you write something about nice people?' Because nice people are boring, that's why. Terence Winter abhorrentamazeask Change image and share on social
The thing is, when you paint somebody in all of their colors, they're never all bad or all good. Even the worst person has humanity in there somewhere. Terence Winter badcolorgood Change image and share on social
I have a rule: I will not alter the basic history of a real-life character to suit our fictional needs in a big way. Terence Winter alterbasicbig Change image and share on social
During seventy years of TV, the audience came to feel that the rules are, you can't kill the second lead on your TV show! Whatever's going to happen, it's all okay because there's no way they can kill the star. Terence Winter audiencefeelhappen share on social
First and foremost, you want to be truthful as a storyteller. Terence Winter foremoststorytellertruthful Change image and share on social
Any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective gangster. Terence Winter distractioneffectivegangster Change image and share on social