Stephen J. Cannell

“I love it when a plan comes together! - Hannibal Smith, A-Team”

— Stephen J. Cannell

Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I flunked three grades before I got out of high school.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I can write a book in probably three months.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

— Stephen J. Cannell

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I've been very successful at selling my things, but I've also been getting up at 4 in the morning for 40 years.

— Stephen J. Cannell

“Something you get unless you let it go, povýšíš by humiliating and things znásobíš if the divide .”

— Stephen J. Cannell

“If ya let hornets rest in yer outhouse, it's hard t'get pissed when they buzz down and sting yer ass.”

— Stephen J. Cannell

I'm a very conservative businessman. I don't work on credit. My father was the guy who taught me how to think straight,…

— Stephen J. Cannell

My dad was my best friend. I worshipped him. All of my success in life really comes from him. He believed that…

— Stephen J. Cannell

My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I was born in L.A. County Hospital, but I grew up in Pasadena. I married my 8th grade sweetheart, Marcia.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means…

— Stephen J. Cannell

The first act is the easiest to plot. The second act is always the hardest to plot. Generally a good, you know,…

— Stephen J. Cannell

Having a support system is huge for writers. My parents were always encouraging and told me they were behind me, whether or…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who…

— Stephen J. Cannell

Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I formed my own studio, carried my own deficits, owned one-hundred percent of my negatives, and made a lot of mistakes, but…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing…

— Stephen J. Cannell

So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous…

— Stephen J. Cannell

“I don’t struggle because I was always the stupidest kid in the class and the idea that I would ever be brilliant…

— Stephen J. Cannell

“A few minutes later, a very slim, very directed black-haired woman with olive skin and a classic profile swept into the room.…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I believe in three-act structure. When I say that to novel people, or people in the world of books, they go, 'Well,…

— Stephen J. Cannell

Once you put something like 'The A-Team' on the map, it does become part of the DNA of television. People grab little…

— Stephen J. Cannell

Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I've always…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I'm hoping that these series, that originally aired in the 80's and 90's, prove to be as entertaining online and on portable…

— Stephen J. Cannell

I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling…

— Stephen J. Cannell