I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life.

I still run into people in the business who skip over any other credits I have and say, 'I loved 'Hey, Dude!'' This was back in '88, '89, '90. It was a goofy show about kids working at a dude ranch in Arizona. We did 65 episodes; I wrote 13 of them. We didn't know what we were doing, but it was writers' boot camp. It was great.

Over the course of television's history, I think fans have done more to save shows and support them than ruin them.

I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit.

Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had.

I do believe that we’re in a true golden era of television, and I think it started with Hill Street.

My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job.