Matthew Weiner Quotes

Matthew Weiner — American Writer born on June 29, 1965,

Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the AMC television drama series Mad Men, the show ended in 2015 with the airing of the series finale "Person to Person". He is also noted for his work on the HBO drama series The Sopranos, on which he served as a writer and producer during the show's fifth and sixth seasons. He directed the comedy film Are You Here in 2013, marking his filmmaking debut... (wikipedia)

I had a realization in the midst of my happy marriage that I had kind of lost most of my friends - my male friends in particular. And I started wondering if my wife, who was certainly my best friend, supplanted those relationships.

Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?

If you've ever had somebody try to sell you something - people who can sell, they really are not manipulating you. They are selling themselves.

I am a competitive person. But more good TV is more good TV.

I'm very supportive of creative people being paid for the work that they do.