With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you write for a show that's not yours, your job is to hear the voices of the characters and write as best you can for those voices.
Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words.
With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have it down.
In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels.
Writers are so important.
Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head.
If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
When I create a TV show, it's so that I can write it. I'm not an empire builder; my writing staff is usually a combination of two kinds of people - experts in the world the show is set in, and young writers who will not be unhappy if they're not writing scripts.
All writers start out mimicking other writers. I've never relinquished that. I have a good ear for speech and writing patterns.
I think television keeps on being a place where writers can go, and if they're successful, they can have their way, and they can have creative freedom.