Explore popular quotes and sayings by Jeff Wachtel.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Television veteran Jeff Wachtel is the President of NBCUniversal International Studios, where he oversees a portfolio of content and production companies spanning the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia. Wachtel entered the role in 2018 and manages the London-based studio, whose producers include Carnival Films, Working Title Television, Heyday Television, Matchbox Pictures and an unscripted production company, Monkey.
I know that a lot of people like to say "formula." I think that as soon as you start to have a formula imputed to your work, you're in danger of becoming formulaic. So the one formula I have as a rule is falling in love with the material.
Really, the idea of creating consistent quality of a show is complicated. It's not like making refrigerators. There's something very specific to each one of the shows, each episode of each show and that involves a really great team doing great work.
When people say formula, there's almost a little bit of a negative construct to it. It's nice when people describe someone as a "hit factory," but it makes it sound like you're just making baked beans or something.