The character's attitude is more important than plot.

Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I've always been happy as a writer just to entertain myself. That's an easier place to start.

Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.

A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.

I'm hoping that these series, that originally aired in the 80's and 90's, prove to be as entertaining online and on portable devices as they were when first broadcast on network television.

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

I can write a book in probably three months.

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

The success of my journey depended on whether my heart walked forward—toward my people—instead of backward, away from them.

When your mother is made out of your dreams, anything real is bound to disappoint you.

I had dreamed of visiting Bali for many years and because I had an extended family of Balinese friends in Los Angeles, I felt connected. The island is so peaceful and the smiles are constant.

Poets arguing about modern poetry: jackals snarling over a dried-up well.

An organizer is a leader who does not lead but gets behind the people and pushes.

To say to a rich man: You are poor! is to tell the Archbishop of Granada that his sermons are worthless.

It was the first time I realized that absolute reality could be so much more fun than fantasy.

The question isn't 'Do we worship?' The question is 'Who (or what) do we worship?'

Oh, I'm a big-mouth. I said a lot of things.

I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.