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> [Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/vivid-images-are-like-a-beautiful-melody-that-speaks-to-you-on-an/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

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## More by Steven Bochco

> [When all of your decisions are based on economics, you end up with a sameness of vision. You're not taking the risks, you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/when-all-of-your-decisions-are-based-on-economics-you-end-up-with-a/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [The thing that has always interested me in the kinds of shows that I do have more to do with the consequences of behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/the-thing-that-has-always-interested-me-in-the-kinds-of-shows-that-i/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [I remember practically every joke I've ever heard in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/i-remember-practically-every-joke-i-ve-ever-heard-in-my-life/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Casting is sort of like looking at paintings. You don't know what you'll like, but you recognize it when you see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/casting-is-sort-of-like-looking-at-paintings-you-don-t-know-what-you/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [The thing that always interests me from a storytelling point of view is how that moment of trauma, whatever the trauma is, even divorce,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/the-thing-that-always-interests-me-from-a-storytelling-point-of-view/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/one-of-the-problems-of-writing-is-that-anyone-who-commits-themselves/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Imagery is like music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/imagery-is-like-music/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/vivid-images-are-like-a-beautiful-melody-that-speaks-to-you-on-an/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Television and film are such streamlined story mediums. You can't really meander about, whereas a novel is an interior experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/television-and-film-are-such-streamlined-story-mediums-you-can-t/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [I tend not to spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror. If you say, 'Oh, I did 'Hill Street Blues' or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/i-tend-not-to-spend-a-lot-of-time-looking-in-the-rearview-mirror-if/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Privately, we always called 'Hill Street' 'Cop Soap.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/privately-we-always-called-hill-street-cop-soap/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/cop-shows-are-by-definition-melodramatic-they-re-larger-than-life/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [When it is perceived that a show has gone awry, the pressure is staggering, and as a writer caught in that storm, it feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/when-it-is-perceived-that-a-show-has-gone-awry-the-pressure-is/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/i-think-the-best-work-flows-out-of-a-collaborative-environment/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

> [The entertainment world, television, movies, social media, YouTube stuff, we're so bombarded with so much imagery and such a great sense of inhumanity, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-bochco/the-entertainment-world-television-movies-social-media-youtube-stuff/)

[Steven Bochco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-bochco/)

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