I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, as a kid, I think I’d always wanted to be a writer, but never thought that I would be one.
“I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, … Read More
I wrote about the life of a housing officer in Britain, in a pretty rough area of London. Maybe it was because I’m a big-mouth and an exhibitionist, and I’m slightly egotistical. All those things have to come together for a writer.
“I wrote about the life of a housing officer in Britain, … Read More
The stronger a brand’s point of view, the greater its voltage.
“The stronger a brand’s point of view, the greater its voltage.” … Read More
Just because there’s a trillion places to put an idea doesn’t mean you don’t need an idea in the first place
“Just because there’s a trillion places to put an idea doesn’t … Read More
The best content is the means, not the end.
“The best content is the means, not the end.” Ben … Read More
I had been reading a lot about pioneers in Australia and the colonization of Australia, and pioneers in Virginia and the early settlers in the United States, and I was fascinated by those communities and how they grew, how their politics developed, and the actual suffering of those people and the tribulations they went through.
“I had been reading a lot about pioneers in Australia and … Read More
I’m not into politics. I’m into survival.
“I’m not into politics. I’m into survival.” Ben Richards
I’m not from a particularly sci-fi background. I’m not anti sci-fi at all, but I’ve never been known as a sci-fi writer and, suddenly, I was creating a flagship BBC sci-fi show, which is terrifying sometimes.
“I’m not from a particularly sci-fi background. I’m not anti sci-fi … Read More
Sometimes maybe it’s good to have someone doing a sci-fi show who’s not actually necessarily from that background. It also means that sometimes I fall into the most elementary of traps.
“Sometimes maybe it’s good to have someone doing a sci-fi show … Read More
Sci-fi is very much an American genre. Space and the exploration of space is something so closely associated with America.
“Sci-fi is very much an American genre. Space and the exploration … Read More