I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood. — 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
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
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
Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential. — William Devane Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
