Dana Walden

When I was little, my parents took away candy except on the weekends. So I'd rush out of my room at 5:00…

— Dana Walden

I think the best entertainment tackles social issues in a sort of seamless way.

— Dana Walden

As a woman in this organization, I can say that I don't ever feel that I was discriminated against or prevented from…

— Dana Walden

'American Idol' was an extremely expensive show.

— Dana Walden

In 1995, I had been chosen to make a short presentation about the state of the TV business at a company retreat…

— Dana Walden

It's hard to tell why something touches a zeitgeist and when that same show doesn't in other places.

— Dana Walden

When Calista Flockhart read for 'Ally McBeal', I saw this perfect chemistry between the words on the page and the person who…

— Dana Walden

When I got the first e-mail suggesting we cast Zooey Deschanel in 'New Girl', I thought, 'That's exactly right.' In the pilot…

— Dana Walden

The development process is not that simple... When I started working at Fox in '92, the company had decided that dramas were…

— Dana Walden

We are providing a platform to creators who are expressing their emotions; they are expressing what they are feeling - fears, joys,…

— Dana Walden

'Prison Break' on Netflix has generated a whole new generation of viewers.

— Dana Walden

A director has to be on the set when the crew is called and is the last one to leave at night.…

— Dana Walden

My mother had no interest in cartoons. I remember thinking, 'I am never going to grow into that person.' Which is so…

— Dana Walden

You have to develop a broad range of projects. One thing we've seen with 'This Is Us' is that people want to…

— Dana Walden

Our news is Fox News. It's a cable channel and has nothing to do, frankly, with the entertainment area of the company.…

— Dana Walden

It's no longer permissible to have sexist comments, but growing up in this industry, I spent time in many other organizations where…

— Dana Walden

What differentiates leaders is the ability to recover following a mistake. I make mistakes all the time, but I cop to them,…

— Dana Walden

To be a great creator, you have to be vulnerable. You're creating characters that have a little bit of yourself in them...…

— Dana Walden