Michael Loceff Quotes
To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair in the exact same place, seemed crazy.
What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the show.
To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute.
My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to solve puzzles.
You know, it's hard as a writer to lose characters (and actors) you like. You really don't want them to die because you're not going to get to see them anymore.
The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all.
