” My father was weaned on books. I’m halfway between being weaned on books and weaned on television. And if you’re weaned on television, you’re not as good a writer as if you were weaned on books. “
” Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch. “
” I’ll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what’s going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in. “
” Most of the pilots I choose do not have high-concept ideas, so for me it’s not the idea as much as the execution of the idea, and if the idea, like you take a bar in Boston, that’s not a high-concept idea. But if it’s executed well, it makes a great show. “
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