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.'

I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line.

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 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.

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

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

I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.