Famous quotes by Famous people

” I don’t set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I’m introduced to them, I follow the stories and the people, rather than setting out to do a female lead thing. “

” I think shows that are completely dramatic are a lie. People use humor to cope. That is how we deal with things. In the darkest situations, there’s humor. And if you don’t show that, you’re not being true to real life. “

” For a lot of people, film is still the dream – the captive audience in the darkened theater – but I love TV. I think it’s fantastic. “

” Home is where your family is. Wherever you are, it’s about the people you’re surrounded by, not necessarily where you lay your head. “

” I believe in the power of media. I really do. It’s my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I’m enraged by the limitations forced on people – by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear – and I’m saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances. “

” Mainly, I’m doing my thing, and I hope people like it. I don’t say, ‘I’m going to write something radical and hope it reverberates throughout society.’ The goal is to write a solid, entertaining, engaging show. “