“You have to be very specific with the suggestions of how you want to show things, not just with dialogue but also place and mood. I write all of that as very vivid guidelines so directors can come in and do what they will with them.”

American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer

Lisa Joy is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer. She is best known for co-creating the HBO science-fiction drama Westworld, which ran from 2016 to 2022. Joy worked on Westworld as a writer, director, and executive producer, and the series brought her multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her other credits include the ABC comedy Pushing Daisies and the USA Network crime drama Burn Notice. In 2021, she made her feature film directorial debut with Reminiscence.