I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. — William Devane Copy Share Image
Joey, my older brother, had his own TV show in the '50s, along with Cathy Callahan. — William Devane Copy Share Image
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… — William Devane Copy Share Image
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… — William Devane Copy Share Image
Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential. — William Devane Copy Share Image
I knew with The West Wing that that wasn't going to be for very long, that I was just the red herring. — William Devane Copy Share Image
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… — William Devane Copy Share Image
It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then… — William Devane Copy Share Image
The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process. — William Devane Copy Share Image
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… — William Devane Copy Share Image
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,… — William Devane Copy Share Image
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… — William Devane Copy Share Image
And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put… — William Devane Copy Share Image
