Occupation: Television Producer Birth: November 7, 1947
There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program wil….
I've discovered that people don't actually want to have things spoiled, and they really try to avoid spoilers..
Anybody who pitches a story or an idea for a film to an executive, whatever the latest hit is, is what you're comparing it to..
When complicated characters aren't well drawn, they're boring..
Theres just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in all the time, who are looking for work, and established actors who are inte….
There's a new television generation coming in every five or 10 years, and the classic stories stand up to being redone..
To be a working actor in England is a life. I think it's harder in this country. Either you are a superstar or a starving actor..
People love solving puzzles, and you always love it when somebody smarter than you is solving puzzles..
If you spend any time on the shooting of a drama, for television or movies, it's very slow and there's a lot of standing around..
I depend a lot on my own judgment, for better or worse..
My primary job is to choose the programs, either to co-produce them, or acquire them after they're finished. So, I read a lot of scripts, I meet with….
I love mysteries on television – the more psychologically complex the better..
Sometimes, the actors are thrilled to have visitors because they're just waiting most of the day. It's the directors that are a little busy..
I think the part I enjoy most is reading the scripts and screening films because I'm a bookworm and a movie buff..