So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to.

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.

I never thought of myself as a writer.

I don't think I could write a straight drama.

For me, I'm happy to succeed on any network.

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.