Eric kripke

Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You want to allow the type of action of the writer's room so that you have...

It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.

I like to tell stories that have beginnings, middles and ends.

Religion and gods and beliefs - for me, it all comes down to your brother. And your brother might be the brother in your family, or it might be the guy next to you in the foxhole - it's about human...

I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore.

People love a good mystery; I understand that.

People pitch me the crazy mystery mind-blowing thing all the time. My response is, 'Great, but how do the characters feel about it, and how do we reveal new facets and new dimensions of who they are?'

Television showrunners are a foolishly optimistic bunch.

When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.

Beyond all our Blackberries and iPhones, we're dangerously separated from our food and water supplies.