Working As A Showrunner Has Made It

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.

I've Always Read A Lot Of Historical Books And I'm A Big Fan Of Documentaries, And I've Always Thought Of Ways To Do It.

When You Start A Tv Show, You're Not Necessarily Thinking, "are We Setting Up What We Need For Season Seven?" You're Just Trying To Stay On The Air, And You Try To Learn Your Job As You Go, And Do What You Can.

I'm Very Humble In Terms Of Knowing That Television Is An Extraordinary Collaborative Medium And That One Person Alone Cannot Make A Great Tv Show.