So We Gravitated To Shows And Issues

We Had A Judeo-christian Ethic Hanging Around A Couple Thousand Years That Didn't Help Erase Racism At All. So The Notion Of The Little Half-hour Comedy Changing Things Is Something I Think Is Silly.

I Guess The Story That Best Defines Us [with Bud Yorkin] And Our Relationship Goes Back To The [dean] Martin And [jerry] Lewis Show. The Four Stage Managers On That Show Became Major Tv Creators And Directors - John Rich, Jack Smight, Arthur Penn And Bud Yorkin.

I Think America, Unfortunately, Collectively Thinks Of Itself As The 'chosen People.' To My Knowledge, There Are No Chosen People, We Are All Human Beings.

I Get A Kick Out Of The Fact That People Will Pick On The Writers In California For Being Responsible For The Content. The People Seriously Responsible For The Content Are The People Who Buy It.

What Happens At The Average Church Or Synagogue Or Mosque Is That I Don't Know Many Priests Or Ministers Or Rabbis Who Say To Their Congregation, 'go Home And Talk About The Religion At The Kitchen Table With Your Kids...talk About God, Talk About What This Is All About.' They Say In General, Come Back On The Weekend, We'll Talk To You About It.