I never thought of myself as a writer..

I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process..

I gravitate toward the law, I think, certainly more times than not, because it's our best mechanism for legislating human behavior, and morality, and….

You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesn't mean you can't pr….

One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for a person that ….

When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right..

The way I personally work is I like to write what I know, what I feel, and also where I am..

Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses..

You learn more when things go wrong..

When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you..

The designer [...] has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has a dream that goe….

But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart..

So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to..

I don't think I could write a straight drama..

My court skills may have atrophied..

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..

We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social..

For me, I'm happy to succeed on any network..

It gets harder and harder to succeed and find audiences with the 500-channel universe, the remote control, and people being so trigger happy with tha….

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….