If the scripts are not good, I'll tell somebody, 'This isn't good.

The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in.

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.

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

The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change.

People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.

I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible.