The designer [...] has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has a dream that goes beyond what exists, rather than fixing what exists. [...] The designer wants to create a solution that fits in a deeper situational or social sense.

You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesn't mean you can't provoke them and antagonize them and challenge them in the course of the entertainment as long as you keep the entertainment part of the equation alive.

Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.

The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.

But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.

When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you.

You learn more when things go wrong.