“I am excited to be doing 'SVU' - I think there's a lot of inherent drama and a lot of inherent conflict in procedural shows. I have a lot of respect for police officers and the work that they do. There's a lot of nobility to depicting what these officers do on a day to day basis.” ThinkingShowsDramaConflictBasesPoliceExcitedOfficersInherentDay To DayNobilityPolice Officer Author:Danny Pino
“Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business.” PeopleIfsShouldDifferentPlayShowsHandsUsedForcePowerfulWatchesTelevisionFoolPoliceMediumsSomething BetterSitcom Author:Roone Arledge
“Twenty-one years ago, when I first heard Mia Farrow had accused me of child molestation, I found the idea so ludicrous I didn't give it a second thought. We were involved in a terribly acrimonious breakup, with great enmity between us and a custody battle slowly gathering energy. The self-serving transparency of her malevolence seemed so obvious I didn't even hire a lawyer to defend myself. It was my show business attorney who told me she was bringing the accusation to the police and I would need a criminal lawyer.” NeedsGivingYearsFirstsChildrenIdeasSelfShowsFoundEnergyHeardInvolvedBattleYears AgoTwentiesPoliceObviousCriminalsLawyerBreakupServingGatheringShow BusinessAccusedTransparencyAttorneyTwenty OneAccusationEnmitySelf ServingSecond ThoughtsCustodyMiaCriminal LawMalevolenceMolestation Author:Woody Allen
“This feeling African-Americans have, this skepticism towards the police and the skepticism that the police show towards African-Americans is actually quite old. And it may be one of the most durable aspects of the relationship between black people and their country really in our history.” PeopleMayCountryShowsFeelingsBlackAspectPoliceAfrican AmericanBlack PeopleSkepticism Author:Ta-Nehisi Coates