Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make.

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's show business. No show, no business.

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

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.

The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house.