I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment.

Casting is sort of like looking at paintings. You don't know what you'll like, but you recognize it when you see it.

One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good.

Imagery is like music.

Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.

When it is perceived that a show has gone awry, the pressure is staggering, and as a writer caught in that storm, it feels like you are being attacked by jackals.

I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment.