You might make a lot of money, but it's very hard to get out from under that rug. The more you can reinvent yourself, the better - and unfortunately TV is designed not to let you redesign yourself.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The making of television has changed quite a bit. Now you have to do them n cheaper budgets.
One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars and put it away, then go and do whatever you want, work for public TV if you want.
TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.
I'd like to do more TV; TV is completely different than working in movies in a lot of ways, it's like making a really compact movie. Because you don't have as much time, especially hour long shows, they move so quickly.
Sometimes good television doesn't depend on money, it depends on imagination and good people directing, casting and doing the job with talented people.
There's no reason not to be in television now. You get to live at home and you're not on the road all the time, they pay you decent money, and the writing's good. You're not compromising for it, you know.
I'd like to build a TV company for myself.
TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it.
I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
People are aware of what I stand for through television. Nobody gets rich on TV but you build brand. That's what I'm attempting to do.