Eric Kripke, Born: 24 April 1974, Toledo, Ohio, USA

It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.

I like to tell stories that have beginnings, middles and ends.

When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketc...Show more »

When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches. Show less «

I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I lik...Show more »

I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get there in an exciting, fast-paced way - enough that there's a really clear, aggressive direction to where it's going, to pay off mystery and reward the audiences loyalty. Show less «

People pitch me the crazy mystery mind-blowing thing all the time. My response is, 'Great, but how d...Show more »

People pitch me the crazy mystery mind-blowing thing all the time. My response is, 'Great, but how do the characters feel about it, and how do we reveal new facets and new dimensions of who they are?' Show less «

Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let...Show more »

Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You want to allow the type of action of the writer's room so that you have the ability to take a left turn. Show less «

People simply don't make eye contact anymore.

Mythologies become exhausting burdens, from a writer's perspective.

Television showrunners are a foolishly optimistic bunch.

I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore.

Beyond all our Blackberries and iPhones, we're dangerously separated from our food and water supplie...Show more »

Beyond all our Blackberries and iPhones, we're dangerously separated from our food and water supplies. Show less «

If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do,but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.

People love a good mystery; I understand that.

Religion and gods and beliefs - for me, it all comes down to your brother. And your brother might be...Show more »

Religion and gods and beliefs - for me, it all comes down to your brother. And your brother might be the brother in your family, or it might be the guy next to you in the foxhole - it's about human connections. Show less «