Yesterday people were going past my window in t shirts and dresses. But that's the men at the BBC for you.
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.
Film provides an opportunity to marry the power of ideas with the power of images.
Hill Street Blues might have been the first television show that had a memory. One episode after another was part of a cumulative experience shared by the audience.
When all of your decisions are based on economics, you end up with a sameness of vision. You're not taking the risks, you're not exploiting the passions of your creators. You're manufacturing product for a huge vending machine.
Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain.
Casting is sort of like looking at paintings. You don't know what you'll like, but you recognize it when you see it.
In most states, it's more difficult to get a license for your dog than it is to buy a big cat. Right now, there are more tigers in the state of Texas than in all of India.
As I continued to fall into the dark void, embraced by the vault of the heavens, I sang to the beauty of the stars and made my peace with the darkness.
I was terrible student at Michigan, terrible. Because there was too much else to do. I was learning form too many other sources to go to class.
When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need.