I also think one of the things that's really hurting us is political activism of any stripe. Michael Jordan had it exactly right, he was my idol - when he was asked about a political question at one point and… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
Well, it was an interesting phenomenon, because I come from a very union town - I come from Chicago. And have been involved in unions most of my life. I think in a lot of ways unions aren't necessary anymore, because what they were started for, I think a lot of those conditions don't exist. And this union is so… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
Every time someone does a Western movie, people flock to it. It's like, we're continually programming to people who are least likely to watch us. People in Nebraska aren't watching things on the computer, they're watching television. Why aren't we programming things for them? We only program things that appeal to New York and Los Angeles and in many ways… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
I did a lot of talking - not as much background talking as a lot of people because I've never been someone who is… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
Everyone's opinion is of equal value, which is bizarre to me. It's so hard to get anybody cast because you'll be on the phone… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
You get notes from two studios and a network instead of a studio and a network. Although we early on forced them all to do their notes together. I make them all talk to each other first. Because we went through the pains of getting notes from ABC and at the time it was Touchstone, that were opposite - and… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
It was always about the future of writers, and about the way writers are treated in the future, and I think that was really hurtful to a lot of people in my position who had 160 people who depended on them to get this over with. So there was a lot of pain in it, and in that sense it… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
I think there's an element to this business that writers especially are overlooked in many ways and this made everybody kind of look at… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
If you don't like me, you don't like me. You can call me anytime; I'll have an opinion on just about anything. I will… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
I also think one of the things that's really hurting us is political activism of any stripe. Michael Jordan had it exactly right, he was my idol - when he was asked about a political question at one point and he said I'm not going to answer it, and they said why not, and he said: Because Republicans buy gym… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
We don't have a whole lot of people living hand-to-mouth in the Writers Guild, we get paid really well, and a lot of the things we fought for, in my case, I can negotiate. I can negotiate higher DVD rates or anything I want, it's not going to be a minimum basic agreement. But I do think it was important… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share
Television viewership has been declining for a number of years. The internet has been blamed. Everything has been blamed. Except for what I think… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
Most of the network television audience now is primarily women, but I think that's because the shows are developed to appeal to women. I… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
