Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.

I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.

The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.

I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!

Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.

I felt my father's presence with me, helping me to commit to paper the feelings I had. I really heard my father speaking to me from the other dimension