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> [Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I've always been happy as a writer just to entertain myself. That's an easier place to start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/since-i-was-the-stupidest-kid-in-my-class-it-never-occurred-to-me-to/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

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## More by 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, sometimes the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/the-first-act-is-the-easiest-to-plot-the-second-act-is-always-the/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-love-dexter-the-dark-sense-of-humor-is-wonderful/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/my-dad-was-my-best-friend-i-worshipped-him-all-of-my-success-in-life/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [I was born in L.A. County Hospital, but I grew up in Pasadena. I married my 8th grade sweetheart, Marcia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-was-born-in-l-a-county-hospital-but-i-grew-up-in-pasadena-i-married/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-believed-in-the-concept-of-over-performing-i-believe-anyone-can/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-ve-been-very-successful-at-selling-my-things-but-i-ve-also-been/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 it. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-finally-get-to-the-place-where-the-book-has-matured-in-my-mind-and/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 been happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/since-i-was-the-stupidest-kid-in-my-class-it-never-occurred-to-me-to/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/a-lot-of-making-tv-is-lightening-in-a-bottle/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [“I love it when a plan comes together! - Hannibal Smith, A-Team”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together-hannibal-smith-a-team/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [I flunked three grades before I got out of high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-flunked-three-grades-before-i-got-out-of-high-school/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

> [“Something you get unless you let it go, povýšíš by humiliating and things znásobíš if the divide .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/something-you-get-unless-you-let-it-go-pov-by-humiliating-and-things/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/if-ya-let-hornets-rest-in-yer-outhouse-it-s-hard-t-get-pissed-when/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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, not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-m-a-very-conservative-businessman-i-don-t-work-on-credit-my-father/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 we ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/i-formed-my-own-studio-carried-my-own-deficits-owned-one-hundred/)

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