David E. Kelley

The designer [...] has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The…

— David E. Kelley

I never thought of myself as a writer.

— David E. Kelley

I've never really told jokes. I'm not good at it.

— David E. Kelley

People are out of their home on a Saturday night or they're at the movies or they're at dinner and a lot…

— David E. Kelley

One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to…

— David E. Kelley

When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me.

— David E. Kelley

When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that…

— David E. Kelley

My court skills may have atrophied.

— David E. Kelley

If you interview people or friends who work with me, they would say I'm private or internal or don't emote a lot.…

— David E. Kelley

Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.

— David E. Kelley

When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you.

— David E. Kelley

You learn more when things go wrong.

— David E. Kelley

But Steven Bochco was smart; he knew that viewers were smart.

— David E. Kelley

You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that…

— David E. Kelley

The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.

— David E. Kelley

I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury.

— David E. Kelley

Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it.

— David E. Kelley

The ideal time for writing a [television] script is four days, though sometimes it has to be two or three days depending…

— David E. Kelley

The way I personally work is I like to write what I know, what I feel, and also where I am.

— David E. Kelley

I miss Denny Crane.

— David E. Kelley

So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to.

— David E. Kelley

It gets harder and harder to succeed and find audiences with the 500-channel universe, the remote control, and people being so trigger…

— David E. Kelley

In retrospect, I think it's a plus, because now we've been able to go back and spend extra time on each of…

— David E. Kelley

I don't think I could write a straight drama.

— David E. Kelley

I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the…

— David E. Kelley