The TV industry works in this crazy system where everybody's trying to get the same actors at the same time.

What you'll gain is the macro story. You'll get a good command of that. And what you might lose is some of the fun of it.

They say to just write about what's happening in your backyard because that's where you find the most creativity. It's in the DNA of the show. There's no question.

I joked recently that I thought 30 seconds a day for three years would be the best way to enjoy it, and I'm going to stand by that statement.

Violence has not really been an issue. Even in my wildest hopes, I wasn't trying to get violence in.

We mapped out the whole movie, and then worked backwards from that to do these shows. It might not be a movie. It might be something else.

My knee-jerk is that it is comedy and, if you watch them all back-to-back, you will gain something and you will lose something.

One of the great things about TV is the story to tell can be very internal and really character-based.

Writers need restrictions. If somebody just says, "Hey, do you want to write a novel, or an article, or a movie, or a short story, you get shut down."

Chance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.'

Regret is a tricky word. Here's a big secret: nobody knows what wasn't.

Happiness changes the way you see the world.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

Men seldom take the opinion of their equal, or of a man like themselves, upon trust.

Hockey is its own game. It's completely different than all the other games, although it's getting way too close to soccer.

I'm a beast, I am, and a Badger what's more. We don't change. We hold on.

I'm terrible at reading fiction. I don't have the attention span - it's awful.

The weapons-violence hypothesis is far too simplistic a basis on which to base sound public policy.

For both optimal health and weight loss, you must consume a diet with a high nutrient-per-calorie ratiothere are no shortcuts.

I've got the utmost respect for Wayne.

He loves me." "You sound surprised." "Nobody ever did. Not like this. It's easy to say, for some people. The words. But it's not just words with Roarke. He sees inside me, and it doesn't matter.