It's show business. No show, no business.

I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen it? I've never heard of it.'

The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits.

I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don't go out on strike because then there's no work and no potential of work.

I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times.

[My] dream writers room: "'Naked City.' Because it still holds up as the absolutely quintessential New York pure cop procedural."

There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie.