But Steven Bochco Was Smart;

But I Do Believe That In All My Shows, I Really Enjoy The Quirky, The Eccentric Characters, The Ones You Don't Meet Every Day.

I've Never Really Told Jokes. I'm Not Good At It.

In Retrospect, I Think It's A Plus, Because Now We've Been Able To Go Back And Spend Extra Time On Each Of Those Episodes And Make Them Better.

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.

When The Stories Come Easily And The Writing Process Doesn't Feel Laboring, That's Usually A Good Sign For Me.