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.

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.

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.

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.'

I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.

People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That's something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time.

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.