I Still Feel Driven To Try To

I've Spent A Lot Of Time Thinking About What The Audience Would Want. That's My Job, Is To Anticipate Ahead Of The Audience.

I Have No Problem At All Going Back And Forth Between Cable And Network.

I Still Feel Driven To Try To Make Great Shows And To Make Each Episode Great.

Cheers Was One Of The First Shows Where I Paid Attention To The Writers Because Their [work] Was Better Than Everything Else I Was Watching. The Writers Weren't Afraid To Let A Joke Fall Slightly Flat If It Advanced The Characters.

I Always Think It's Better To Take Your Time And Go Through A Lot Of Ideas - And Dismiss A Lot Of Ideas - Before Figuring Out Where To Land. It's A Good Way To Care For Your Audience, Too. If You Spend Hours And Hours And Days And Weeks Coming Up With The Ending, Then There's A Chance The Fans Won't Figure It Out On Their Own.