I never thought of myself as a writer.

- David E. Kelley

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.

- David E. Kelley

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…

- David E. Kelley

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…

- David E. Kelley

You learn more when things go wrong.

- David E. Kelley

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 …

- David E. Kelley

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

- David E. Kelley

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

- David E. Kelley

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

- David E. Kelley