I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

I've always read a lot of historical books and I'm a big fan of documentaries, and I've always thought of ways to do it.

I don't want my writing to be so unique that when you apply it to different genres, it seems like the previous show that people know you from.

TV is just such a fast-moving medium that you do what you can do, and what you can't do, you don't worry about too much.

I don't want my writing to be recognized.

Cheers was one of the first shows where I paid attention to the writers because their [work] was better than everything else I was watching. The writers weren't afraid to let a joke fall slightly flat if it advanced the characters.

I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.