Over the course of television's history, I think fans have done more to save shows and support them than ruin them.

My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job.

No one sees themself as the villain in their story.

I do believe that we’re in a true golden era of television, and I think it started with Hill Street.

I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life.

If you put people in a corner, you see what their character really is.

I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit.

I can't help but always be thinking about ideas.

Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had.

Every beginning has an end and every end is a new beginning.

Stand up for what's right for you when the time's right. Wake up to grab it as soon as possible. Shake up when you wake up

In a landscape where a 2.8 [demo rating] keeps you on the air, you can maintain that just by treating your fans with respect.

If we blunt Russian efforts now to be aggressive, we may be pleasantly surprised by the policy options that become available to us, in terms of working with a better Russia.

The law is rough. I'm not talking about new laws, the existing law is very rough.

I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal.

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

You can have a poem like "B-Movie" and sum up thirty conversations that people have had on the subject, but I wrote it down, and other people didn't.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

Let students use technologies in the classroom.