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> [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 down every year since that strike. Big time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/people-do-have-viewing-patterns-and-you-disrupt-those-at-your-own/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

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## More by Dick Wolf

> [There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/there-was-an-interesting-article-in-los-angeles-magazine-about-women/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-don-t-think-you-can-really-make-television-based-on-what-you-think/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/there-are-professional-negotiators-working-for-the-writers-and-the/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/the-story-drove-the-book-that-had-a-very-seminal-effect-on-the-way-i/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-ve-known-john-landgraf-for-20-years-he-said-it-perfectly-people/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/people-recognize-certain-things-like-d-means-this-dialogue-stinks-we/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the history of show business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-consider-myself-one-of-the-luckiest-people-in-the-history-of-show/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/the-threat-to-free-television-the-reason-television-is-free-is/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/people-do-have-viewing-patterns-and-you-disrupt-those-at-your-own/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-think-most-people-don-t-react-well-to-being-screamed-at-it-s/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/advertising-is-the-art-of-the-tiny-you-have-to-tell-a-complete-a/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [And the consumer doesn't care. They don't watch networks, they watch TV shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/and-the-consumer-doesn-t-care-they-don-t-watch-networks-they-watch-tv/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [I hardly see myself as a futurist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-hardly-see-myself-as-a-futurist/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don't go out on strike because then there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/i-would-say-that-if-you-really-wished-to-be-a-working-member-of-the/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

> [There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/there-are-other-options-out-there-after-all-like-read-a-book-go-on/)

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