He questioned the professional background of development executives. "Or maybe they studied law or whatever.
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Then they came and they got a job in the mailroom at CAA or WME and hated that s--t.
So, then they ended up as an intern at some network. Then through attrition, they find themselves the head of development.
Well, what do you know about developing story? You know nothing," Sheridan said.
Reflecting on his transition from acting to writing, Sheridan noted his desire to "simply not do what everyone else was doing."
He asserted that mainstream projects frequently bypass traditional structural guidelines.
"What everyone else was doing was taking shortcuts, essentially breaking all the very basic fundamental rules of storytelling, because they couldn't figure out their story," he said.
Sheridan emphasized the primary purpose of visual media. "With a movie, you're supposed to show me what's happening.
The camera is supposed to move the story.
The dialogue is supposed to tell me how the people in this world feel about what's happening," he said.
He also singled out Marvel cinematic releases for failing to drive narratives through action, calling them "information dumps that you have to follow to get to the action."
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Sheridan made it clear that commercial awards are not his primary motivation.
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"I'm not trying to win Emmys," he said.
