Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information.

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

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.

It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim.

Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'

Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.

I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.