Eric Kripke (born April 24, 1974) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the creator of The WB (now The CW) series Supernatural and more recently the NBC series Revolution. Read full biography of Eric Kripke →
It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.
When you start a show, the plans are not set in stone. They're really mutable, cocktail napkin sketches.
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... →
People simply don't make eye contact anymore.
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... →
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... →
I like to tell stories that have beginnings, middles and ends.
If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do,but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.
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 supplies.
Mythologies become exhausting burdens, from a writer's perspective.
People love a good mystery; I understand that.
Television showrunners are a foolishly optimistic bunch.