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 Copy Share Image
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
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… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
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… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
I've known John Landgraf for 20 years. He said it perfectly. People will ask if I've seen X. My response has often been, 'Seen… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
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… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business. — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
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… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive. — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows. — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
