“You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them.” KnowsWantGivingWellsKindIdeasOrderChanceAnswersComedyTelevisionDramaGive MeSeriesNo Idea Author:Michael J. Fox
“Listen, a cable series is a beautiful thing because there's such amazing writing happening on television, and it's a schedule that allows you to do a play or two. There's a reason everybody wants that job!” WantWritingTwoReasonPlayJobsBeautifulTelevisionHappeningsSeriesBeautiful ThingsSchedulesCables Author:Lily Rabe
“Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire series.” IfsWantFeelsBookFeelingsResponsibilitySeriesStrikesSatisfiedFeel GoodViewersHow You FeelFinale Author:Shawn Ryan
“I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.” IfsWantWritingBookCharacterStoriesJobsYoungUsedGirlReadingAdultsDecidedSeriesYoung AdultUsed To BeGossipEditorsEditingProposalGossip GirlCinderella Story Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“Most development doesn't make it to series. So you want the writer and director to have a really good experience with development because, if it doesn't work out, you want to work with them again. You have to know their work really well, know the drafts really well, and when you give notes, you need to have really thought them through.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsGivingWellsDevelopmentDirectorsSeriesNotesWork OutGood Experiences Author:Sue Naegle
“I would want to go to the future, 25 years in the future, and see if the Cubs ever win a World Series.” IfsWorldWantYearsWinningSeriesWorld SeriesCubs Author:Jake M. Johnson
“If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?” IfsWantMadeDifferentActionWantedChoicesSeriesLots Of MoneyDifferent Choices Author:Stephen Daldry
“Remember that nearly all extraordinary accomplishments began by overcoming a series of challenges that discourage and tempt us to quit, before we succeed. Those that maintain faith, stay committed, follow through and keep moving forward are the few that achieve everything they want in life. Be one of the few.” ThinkingWantRememberMovingLife IsChallengesAchieveSucceedOvercomingSeriesExtraordinaryCommittedQuittingMoving ForwardAccomplishmentKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardDiscouragingFollow ThroughThinking Differently Author:Hal Elrod