I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.

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.'

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.

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

If you're going to vote on a television contract, there is a certain rationality to saying that the same structures that are applied to Health Plan participation should be placed on the right to vote on a strike.

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