“For me, the saddest thing in the world is always lost potential. That is always the most heartbreaking thing, when there's something left to be mined from a situation or a person that goes unexplored; that's a tragedy to me.”

American writer, director, and producer

Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American writer, director, and producer who works mainly in television. He has 81 quotes on the site and is known for shaping some of the medium’s most visible contemporary series. Murphy has been described as a major force in modern television, and he signed the largest development deal in the history of the medium with Netflix. He is also noted for helping bring more inclusive storytelling into the mainstream, especially through characters and stories that reached wide audiences. His honors include six Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, a Tony Award, four Producers Guild of America Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, including the honorary Carol Burnett Award.