Bryan Cogman Quotes & Sayings

#1. I tend to work in coffee shops. I need to get out of the house, and, well, I need the coffee.

#2. I tend to write the episodes in the middle of the season, which can be a challenge because you've got to balance all these threads that have begun - and also make sure they will make sense with the overall plan going forward.

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#3. I come from the theater, where the response to your work is immediate, and I suppose there's a part of me that still craves that.

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#4. I couldn't enjoy 'A Dance With Dragons,' unfortunately. Of course, I enjoyed it, but it was the first of the books I read as a writer on 'Game of Thrones,' so all I could do is think, 'We're going to have to shift that,' 'We won't be able to afford that,' or 'That's a great scene.'

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#5. Coming out of Juilliard, I had a big head, and a lot of people wouldn't want to be an assistant. But I am so fortunate, and I've learned a ton.

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#6. I think 'The Americans' is exceptional on every level.

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#7. I don't think of the characters as being good or bad because that doesn't help me as a writer.

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#8. After we map out all the main characters' individual arcs, using color-coded index cards, we arrange them by episode and get a rough idea of the scene order.

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#9. The pressure used to wear on me. I was on Twitter a couple years ago, and I couldn't handle it all that well. Don't get me wrong, because 90% of the feedback you get is fantastic.

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