Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Jeff Wachtel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Jeff Wachtel.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Jeff Wachtel

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.

It is always character first and story second. — © Jeff Wachtel
It is always character first and story second.
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.
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