I'm Perfectly Happy To Color Within The

One Of The Tricky Things About Running A Tv Show Is That You Just Never Know How Good The Guest Stars You Cast On A Weekly Basis, How Good They're Going To Be In The Episode. Sometimes They Surprise You In Good Ways And Sometimes They Surprise You In Disappointing Ways.

There Will Always Be Economic Pressure To Make Hits, Identify Hits, And Then Exploit Hits. And You're Going To Exploit Them With As Many Episodes As You Probably Can.

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

I Don't Want My Writing To Be Recognized.

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.