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> [I didn't care about that because I'm not a diplomatic person to begin with. I just went along with things and did what I wanted to do because I knew they had to shoot their 12 pages a day. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/i-didn-t-care-about-that-because-i-m-not-a-diplomatic-person-to-begin/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

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## More by William Devane

> [If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/if-you-watch-cheers-in-12-years-they-didn-t-age-a-day/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [Joey, my older brother, had his own TV show in the '50s, along with Cathy Callahan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/joey-my-older-brother-had-his-own-tv-show-in-the-50s-along-with-cathy/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [I like working fast, but I got to the age where the real difference between television and the movies is, I'm not smart enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/i-like-working-fast-but-i-got-to-the-age-where-the-real-difference/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/ultimately-the-emmys-are-a-popularity-contest/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/i-try-to-watch-only-real-things-which-basically-amounts-to-c-span-for/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/networks-don-t-want-a-show-with-a-continuing-story-there-s-no-backend/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [I knew with The West Wing that that wasn't going to be for very long, that I was just the red herring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/i-knew-with-the-west-wing-that-that-wasn-t-going-to-be-for-very-long/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/a-show-like-knots-or-any-other-show-that-can-be-called-a-soap-opera/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/it-would-have-been-nice-for-greg-to-eventually-grow-into-a-mature/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/the-business-is-built-on-slowing-or-even-stopping-the-aging-process/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [When you go to a movie, it's about what's not being said. I tried to bring that to Greg Sumner. It was always about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/when-you-go-to-a-movie-it-s-about-what-s-not-being-said-i-tried-to/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [There's a certain possessiveness of writers sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/there-s-a-certain-possessiveness-of-writers-sometimes/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [And all of Laura's stuff, what they wrote originally wasn't as good and Constance wound up doing that herself. That was all her stuff,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/and-all-of-laura-s-stuff-what-they-wrote-originally-wasn-t-as-good/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/david-was-the-kind-of-guy-who-was-totally-supportive-of-the-actors/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

> [And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devane/and-i-have-to-credit-david-jacobs-with-the-opportunities-he-gave-me/)

[William Devane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devane/)

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