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Dick Wolf Quotes

People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That’s something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time Picture Quote #1

When it went on the air, the sales department hated it. It was the highest advertising pullout show in the history of NBC. At the early focus groups, people were saying, ‘Who are these people? why should we watch them? Picture Quote #1

There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes Picture Quote #1

The environment doesn’t change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there Picture Quote #1

Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make Picture Quote #1

And the consumer doesn’t care. They don’t watch networks, they watch TV shows Picture Quote #1

People recognize certain things, like ‘D’ means ‘this dialogue stinks.’ We’re dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity Picture Quote #1

It was like in Samoa when they’d put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim Picture Quote #1

I hardly see myself as a futurist Picture Quote #1

It’s show business. No show, no business Picture Quote #1

I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible Picture Quote #1

I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business Picture Quote #1

The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change Picture Quote #1

There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you’ve got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That’s why you get rhetoric Picture Quote #1

The ad revenues still go up because nothing dependably delivers the eyeballs that successful series do Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times Picture Quote #1

Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information Picture Quote #1

The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in Picture Quote #1

The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house Picture Quote #1

The agendas on the management side of the table now are not in sync like they used to be because you have vastly different entities supplying programming to networks Picture Quote #1

People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That’s something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time Picture Quote #1

I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don’t go out on strike because then there’s no work and no potential of work Picture Quote #1

I think most people don’t react well to being screamed at. It’s counterproductive Picture Quote #1

I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line Picture Quote #1

I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail Picture Quote #1

Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off Picture Quote #1

The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits Picture Quote #1

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people Picture Quote #1

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People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That’s something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time. (Dick Wolf Quotes) When it went on the air, the sales department hated it. It was the highest advertising pullout show in the history of NBC. At the early focus groups, people were saying, ‘Who are these people? why should we watch them? (Dick Wolf Quotes) There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes (Dick Wolf Quotes) The environment doesn’t change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there (Dick Wolf Quotes) Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make (Dick Wolf Quotes) And the consumer doesn’t care. They don’t watch networks, they watch TV shows (Dick Wolf Quotes) People recognize certain things, like ‘D’ means ‘this dialogue stinks.’ We’re dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity (Dick Wolf Quotes) It was like in Samoa when they’d put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim (Dick Wolf Quotes) I hardly see myself as a futurist (Dick Wolf Quotes) It’s show business. No show, no business (Dick Wolf Quotes) I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible (Dick Wolf Quotes) I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business (Dick Wolf Quotes) The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change (Dick Wolf Quotes) There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you’ve got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That’s why you get rhetoric (Dick Wolf Quotes) The ad revenues still go up because nothing dependably delivers the eyeballs that successful series do (Dick Wolf Quotes) I don’t think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times (Dick Wolf Quotes) Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information (Dick Wolf Quotes) The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in (Dick Wolf Quotes) The heart and soul of network programming is series programming, the weekly repetition of characters you like having in your house (Dick Wolf Quotes) The agendas on the management side of the table now are not in sync like they used to be because you have vastly different entities supplying programming to networks (Dick Wolf Quotes) People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That’s something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time (Dick Wolf Quotes) I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don’t go out on strike because then there’s no work and no potential of work (Dick Wolf Quotes) I think most people don’t react well to being screamed at. It’s counterproductive (Dick Wolf Quotes) I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line (Dick Wolf Quotes) I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail (Dick Wolf Quotes) Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off (Dick Wolf Quotes) The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits (Dick Wolf Quotes) I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people (Dick Wolf Quotes)