Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Paul Scheuring

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Paul Scheuring.
Last updated on April 17, 2025.
Paul Scheuring

Paul T. Scheuring is an American screenwriter and director of films and television shows. His work includes the 2003 film A Man Apart and the creation of the television drama Prison Break, for which he was also credited as an executive producer and head writer.

I have a great amount of respect for the audience. They know narrative construct. They know all the tropes. — © Paul Scheuring
I have a great amount of respect for the audience. They know narrative construct. They know all the tropes.
I've interfaced with a lot of other creators of serialized shows, and I've really been blown away by the fact that they create a big spectacle, at the beginning, in the pilot, and they don't ultimately know where they're going. That's terrifying to me, and creatively disingenuous.
Before I even put pen to paper, in any sense, I'm like, "What's the coolest MacGuffin you can come up with? What are the last frames of this series?" The secret that's behind this entire thing is to be as evocative, original, thought-provoking and timely.
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