Quotes by Pilot I kind of joke that creating franchises is a lot like directing pilot episodes of TV series. You set a look and feel and kind of pass it on. James Wan pilot feel look you If crimes are committed, they are committed by people; they are not committed by some free-floating entity. These companies and other entities don't operate on automatic pilot. There are individuals that make decisions - and some make the right decisions, and some make the wrong decisions. Jed S. Rakoff pilot wrong decisions people Like, to do a pilot, you don't know what's going to happen with it. Jenna Elfman pilot happen know you It was understood that when I left to do the pilot that I wasn't coming back. Joan Van Ark pilot coming back left I did a pilot for Fox years ago called 'Faceless,' with Sean Bean. I always thought it was such a cool show because it was really raw. I thought we were pushing it. This was back at a time before there was the 'cable standard.' Joe Carnahan pilot thought cool time I believe really deeply in the pilot process because you learn things about tone and casting. Even some of our best shows have had substantial re-shoots and reworking before they've gone on the air. John Landgraf pilot best you believe Before we shot the pilot, I knew what 'Dallas' was, but I actually was too young to remember the details of the show. I didn't have my hands on the DVDs, so I YouTubed everything I could of J.R. Josh Henderson pilot details remember hands I got the pilot for 'Scrubs' sent to me, and in the margin for Dr. Cox, it said 'a John McGinley type.' So when I went in to audition, I said to Billy Lawrence, who's a dear friend of mine, I said, 'Well, I'm John McGinley.' John C. McGinley pilot friend me said My first book, about Ruby Ridge, was made into a miniseries on CBS in 1996, and since then, I've dabbled in Hollywood, pitched a few things, sold a couple of screenplays and a pilot that I wrote with a buddy from Spokane, flirted with seeing 'Citizen Vince' as a film, and most recently, adapted 'The Financial Lives of the Poets' as a script. Jess Walter pilot things seeing book I did a pilot for Nickelodeon that didn't end up going to series. Janet Varney pilot going end up When I first did a U.S. pilot season, there were very few British actors schlepping around town trying to get into television. That was 1999. Jamie Bamber pilot first trying television I will say the scope of the 'Supergirl' pilot was incredible. I've personally never been involved in something with such a huge production value and scope. Owain Yeoman pilot value will never I grew up and I kind of took the road of becoming a pilot, which was another dream I had of flying, and once I did attend the air force academy, that dream of flying became more like a project, and I wanted to be a fighter pilot, which I did. I became a fighter pilot. Luca Parmitano pilot road flying dream 'The Originals' is going to be an epic showdown of supernatural forces, and that was very evident in the pilot. I just wanted to be a part of that. Leah Pipes pilot going just epic I had CNN on in my hotel room every day while we were filming the pilot for 'The Originals.' Leah Pipes pilot every-day day hotel In 2001, I was an Air Force lieutenant colonel and A-10 fighter pilot stationed in Saudi Arabia, in charge of rescue operations for no-fly enforcement in Iraq and then in Afghanistan. Martha McSally pilot air-force fighter force When the SEC needs to be deterring corporate wrongdoing, the 'penalty pilot' program sends the wrong message. Mary Schapiro message pilot wrong needs I had done a directing producing job before on 'Big Day' and 'Jake in Progress,' and those are two shows where I directed the pilot and stayed with it in series. Michael Spiller pilot job day progress The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way. Michael Spiller pilot you hurt way So already, you go from not having a job and thinking you're going to get fired after the pilot, to knowing that you've got a guaranteed job for 4 years. Michael Shanks pilot job you thinking «1234567»
