I Never Thought Of Myself

The Ideal Time For Writing A [television] Script Is Four Days, Though Sometimes It Has To Be Two Or Three Days Depending On The Deadline. If It's Two Days, Sometimes There Are Things I See That Don't Work As Well. If I Have Two Weeks, The Scripts Get Kind Of Flabby And Lack The Adrenaline That A Sense Of Deadline Fills You With.

But Steven Bochco Was Smart; He Knew That Viewers Were Smart.

People Are Out Of Their Home On A Saturday Night Or They're At The Movies Or They're At Dinner And A Lot Of The People Who Flip On The Television Are Doing Just That. They May Have Never Seen Your Show Before And You Can't Count On To Your Audience To Be There Week In And Week Out.

I Don't Think I Could Write A Straight Drama.

I Don't Think It's That Strange That A Show Has Sort Of A Bumpy Beginning. It's Just Part And Parcel Of The Process.