My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job. Votes: 17
I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life. Votes: 11
I still run into people in the business who skip over any other credits I have and say, 'I loved 'Hey, Dude!'' This was back in '88, '89, '90. It was a goofy show about kids working at a dude ranch in Arizona. We did 65 episodes; I wrote 13 of them. We didn't know what we were doing, but it was writers' boot camp. It was great. Votes: 8
I still run into people in the business who skip over any other credits I have and say, 'I loved 'Hey, Dude!' This was back in '88, '89, '90. It was a goofy show about kids working at a dude ranch in Arizona. We did 65 episodes; I wrote 13 of them. We didn't know what we were doing, but it was writers' boot camp. It was great. Votes: 6
I do believe that we're in a true golden era of television, and I think it started with 'Hill Street. Votes: 3
Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had. Votes: 0
I can't help but always be thinking about ideas. Votes: 0
If you put people in a corner, you see what their character really is. Votes: 0
I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit. Votes: 0
No one sees themself as the villain in their story. Votes: 0
Over the course of television's history, I think fans have done more to save shows and support them than ruin them. Votes: 0