Quotes by David Nevins - Page 1

The enemy of good television is boredom and predictability.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Boredom
Enemy
Television
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I like shows that are surprising and not predictable. That have deep, rich characters that are fully formed.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Character
Predictable
Rich
Shows
Surprising
Formed
Fully
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I actually have very girly taste in television. I like a chicky relationship show probably more than anything. I really like 'Project Runway'.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Girly
Runway
Taste
Television
Project
More Than Anything
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I'm always interested in trying to stay on the cutting edge of television storytelling. To be slightly in front, pushing for the next new thing.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Cutting
Cutting Edge
Pushing
Always New Trying
Edge
New Thing
Slightly
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I like stories with a collision of disparate tones. Look at 'Shameless' or 'House of Lies'. They go from big, silly, and comedic to very real dramatic moments in the wink of an eye.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Collision
Comedic
Dramatic
Eye
House
Lying
Moments
Real
Shameless
Silly
Stories
Disparate
Lies
Tones
Wink
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In all my shows, I'm not interested in the iconic shots of the Capitol and the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. I'm always interested in trying to get the culture of the place - trying to get it right.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Capitol
Iconic
Memorial
Monument
Not Interested
Trying
Washington Monument
Lincoln
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I love being a producer, and I think I essentially still operate as a producer even though I now have control of marketing and the ability to green-light shows - something every producer wants but that they don't get!
David Nevins / Television Producer
Ability
Light
Love Is
Marketing
Thinking
Essentially
Producer
Operate
Wants
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When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Ambition
Programming
Simple
Swinging For The Fences
Taking Risks
Avoid
Fences
Swinging
Taking
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One of the fundamental issues with The Vatican is that the world changed on us. That show was conceived and written while Pope Benedict was still in charge of the Vatican, and it was conceived in a world that now would feel very dated.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Fundamentals
Issues
World
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I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I think you get enormous reward from the audience. Just give them something they didn't see coming, and you get enormous points.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Ambition
Audience
Enormous
Simple
Television
Thinking
Ahead
Game
Coming
Reward
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So much of television is incredibly predictable. You watch the first five minutes and you know where it's going to go. If you can just create an element of surprise in both the storytelling and tone of a show, you're going to be way ahead of the pack.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Predictable
Surprise
Tone
Ahead
Element
Incredibly
Pack
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I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I've ever had. When you're on and you're good, you get 'yes' after 'yes'. When you're slightly off, you get rejection after rejection. It was one of the greatest jobs I ever had. It was brutal.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Jobs
Book
Skills
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I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I've ever had. When you're on and you're good, you get 'yes' after 'yes.' When you're slightly off, you get rejection after rejection. It was one of the greatest jobs I ever had. It was brutal.
David Nevins / Television Producer
Jobs
Brutal
Pure
Rejection
Life Time Good
Skill
Slightly
Sold
Telephone
Yes
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